Wild vs Stars: Game Four Battle

0:00It's April 25th, from the locker room to your ears. This is NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Minnesota Wild and Dallas stars are locked in a tight first round playoff series, with Dallas holding a 2-1 lead at the halfway mark. The Wild grabbed game 1, but dropped the next 2, including a tough double overtime loss in game 3. Entries are hitting Minnesota hard, Matsusaka Relo missed games, 2 and 3, and his status for game 4 is up in the air, while Yaka of Trinon is confirmed out. The series has been physical from the jump, forcing both sides to shuffle lines. Minnesota plans to roll with the same lineup from game 3, otherwise, including young goal tender Jesper Wallstead in net. Dallas has found ways to grind out wins, keeping things close without blowouts. The Wild stay confident after that marathon, game 3 defeat no excuses about refs or bad breaks, just owning what they need to fix. Players talked of their strong play overall, even in losses, and they're buying into

1:02the group's potential to flip the script. Heading into game 4, Minnesota's power play has the heat up. They scored on it in game 1, but fizzled in overtime chances last time. They got a drive pucks to the net, not cycle forever on the outside. Discipline is key too, the stars love baiting penalties, but the Wild have kept retaliation low. If they stay smart and capitalize on chances, they could steal this one, and even the series should be a battle worth watching.