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Wild Beat Stars 4-2, Kaprizov Stars, Take Series Lead

4/30/2026

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Wild Secures Win

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 in Game 5, taking a 3-2 series lead.
Kirill Kaprizov posted three points, including the empty-net winner.
Mats Zuccarello returned from injury and scored at 3:51 of the period.
Jason Robertson scored his fifth straight playoff goal with a late four-on-four tally.
Dallas managed only three even-strength goals versus Minnesota’s 14, prompting coach Glen Gulutzan to demand contributions from all lines before Game 6.

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Wild Pass

SportsbookWire analysts recommend a “PASS” bet on the Minnesota Wild.
They advise taking the over on total goals.
The Wild and Stars are -125 favorites and +105 respectively on the moneyline.
The total is set at 5.5 goals with the over at -120 and the under at +100.
The Stars and Wild are 7-2-1 and 6-3-1 respectively in their last ten games when the over is selected.

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Avalanche Awaits Opponent

The Colorado Avalanche await their second-round opponent after sweeping the Los Angeles Kings.
Home-ice advantage gives the Avalanche Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 at Ball Arena in Denver.
After two days of rest, the Avalanche will practice Wednesday morning ahead of Game 6 on April 30 at 5:30 p.m. Mountain, with a possible Game 7 on May 2.
All Avalanche playoff games will be televised on ESPN, TNT, ABC, TBS, truTV and HBO MAX and streamed via fuboTV, DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu + Live TV, or ESPN+.

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Wild Secures Win

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 in Game 5, taking a 3-2 series lead.
Kirill Kaprizov posted three points, including the empty-net winner.
Mats Zuccarello returned from injury and scored at 3:51 of the period.
Jason Robertson scored his fifth straight playoff goal with a late four-on-four tally.
Dallas managed only three even-strength goals versus Minnesota’s 14, prompting coach Glen Gulutzan to demand contributions from all lines before Game 6.

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