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Avalanche D Cale Makar heads to locker room after huge Marcus Foligno hit

The Colorado Avalanche are hosting the Minnesota Wild in Game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Heavy favorites, Colorado has stormed out to a 3-1 lead over Minnesota. The Avalanche did all that without Cale Makar, who went to the locker room early after taking this hit from Wild forward Marcus […] The post Avalanche D Cale Makar heads to locker room after huge Marcus Foligno hit appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek injury update leaves even steeper climb vs. Avalanche

The Minnesota Wild snapped a lengthy playoff streak with a Game 6 victory over the Dallas Stars in the first round, closing out the series and advancing to the second round for the first time since 2015. The Wild and Stars were two of the best teams in the entire NHL this season, so Minnesota […] The post Wild’s Joel Eriksson Ek injury update leaves even steeper climb vs. Avalanche appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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2 early Stars trade candidates after 1st-round loss to Wild

The 2025-26 NHL season was a strong one for the Dallas Stars. They once again eclipsed the 50-win mark and earned the second overall spot in the Central Division behind only the rival Colorado Avalanche and ahead of the Minnesota Wild. However, there were plenty of fans of both the Stars and Wild – as […] The post 2 early Stars trade candidates after 1st-round loss to Wild appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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NHL releases TV schedule for second round of Stanley Cup Playoffs

The NHL revealed the start times and television networks for second-round games in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday night. One Eastern Conference series matchup will be determined on Sunday when the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning play Game 7 of their first-round series. The winner of that series will face the Buffalo…

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Minnesota Wild Receive Positive Quinn Hughes Contract Update

The Minnesota Wild have enjoyed a successful season to this point as they once again qualified for the postseason with a strong regular season run. They finished with a 46-24-12 record, which gave them 104 points in the standings.What has been the Wild’s undoing in recent seasons has been the playoffs. Prior to this year, […] The post Minnesota Wild Receive Positive Quinn Hughes Contract Update appeared first on HEAVY.

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3 Stars most to blame for 1st-round loss to Wild

The Dallas Stars lost to the Minnesota Wild in six games in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They went home for Game 5 with the series tied at two, but lost the final two games of their season. After three consecutive losses in the Western Conference Final, Dallas is headed home early […] The post 3 Stars most to blame for 1st-round loss to Wild appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Stars’ Glen Gulutzan makes tough admission about Wild series collapse

The Dallas Stars are out of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Dallas needed a win on Thursday to keep its season alive. However, Quinn Hughes scored twice for the Minnesota Wild to end Dallas’s season in six games. Head coach Glen Gulutzan and his team are headed toward a longer offseason than they anticipated. Gulutzan […] The post Stars’ Glen Gulutzan makes tough admission about Wild series collapse appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wild star Matt Boldy makes ambitions crystal clear after knocking out Stars

The Minnesota Wild got arguably the toughest draw in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, in large part due to the division-based playoff format. Despite boasting one of the highest point totals in the entire NHL, the Wild were forced to play another top team, the Dallas Stars, without home-ice advantage. However, this […] The post Wild star Matt Boldy makes ambitions crystal clear after knocking out Stars appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wild’s Quinn Hughes makes huge Avalanche claim after eliminating Stars

The Minnesota Wild are off to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the first time since 2015, the Wild have advanced in the postseason after eliminating the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. Next up on the schedule for Quinn Hughes and his teammates is Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche. Hughes is […] The post Wild’s Quinn Hughes makes huge Avalanche claim after eliminating Stars appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wild’s Vladimir Tarasenko hits huge NHL milestone in Game 6 vs. Stars

The Minnesota Wild closed out the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of their tightly-contested first-round series on Thursday night with a dramatic 4-2 victory. Both teams are star-studded and finished with two of the highest point totals in the league this season, and that star power was on full display on Thursday. After the Stars […] The post Wild’s Vladimir Tarasenko hits huge NHL milestone in Game 6 vs. Stars appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wild’s Quinn Hughes scores twice to eliminate Stars in Game 6

The Minnesota Wild had the chance to eliminate the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. And it was an opportunity they did not take for granted. Quinn Hughes scored his first goal of these Stanley Cup Playoffs as Minnesota defeated Dallas in Game 6 to move on to the second round. Hughes went on to score […] The post Wild’s Quinn Hughes scores twice to eliminate Stars in Game 6 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Quinn Hughes makes Wild history with massive Game 6 goal vs. Stars

Jack Hughes scored one of the most important goals in Team USA history during the Milano Cortina Olympics, and a little more than two months later, his brother Quinn Hughes might have scored one of the most important goals in recent Minnesota Wild history. The superb defenseman fired the puck past Jake Oettinger with 13:37 […] The post Quinn Hughes makes Wild history with massive Game 6 goal vs. Stars appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Stars’ Mikko Rantanen heads to locker room after Marcus Foligno incident

The Dallas Stars are facing elimination against the Minnesota Wild in Game 6. Minnesota can advance to the second round with a win on Thursday night. Dallas needs to play its best game. Unfortunately, one of their best players — Mikko Rantanen — may have been banged up. Rantanen was skating on Thursday when he […] The post Stars’ Mikko Rantanen heads to locker room after Marcus Foligno incident appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Stars’ Jamie Benn shares key adjustment needed for Wild Game 6

The Dallas Stars have their backs against the wall heading into Game 6 against the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota won Game 5 to take a huge 3-2 series lead. One more loss will see Jamie Benn and the Stars eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Stars have the talent to make a deep run. […] The post Stars’ Jamie Benn shares key adjustment needed for Wild Game 6 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Stars’ Jamie Benn slapped with fine for Ryan Hartman cross-check

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn likes to play the game on the edge, but it’ll make him a little lighter in the wallet after picking up a fine for cross-checking Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman in Game 5. The Stars were down 3-1 at the time, but the captain got a little overzealous in trying […] The post Stars’ Jamie Benn slapped with fine for Ryan Hartman cross-check appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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John Hynes’ immediate reaction to Wild’s Game 5 win vs. Stars

The Minnesota Wild haven’t advanced beyond the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs since 2015, which was only three years into the tenures of Zach Parise and Ryan Suter with the franchise. But thanks to their critical Game 5 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday evening, the Wild are now just a single […] The post John Hynes’ immediate reaction to Wild’s Game 5 win vs. Stars appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Wild’s Jesper Wallstedt gets brutally honest on play in Game 5 despite win

The Minnesota Wild had only been up 3-2 in a first-round series once in franchise history, but they’ve doubled that number in 2026 after beating the Dallas Stars 4-2 in Game 5 at the American Airlines Center on Tuesday night. They’ll now have a chance to close out the series in the State of Hockey […] The post Wild’s Jesper Wallstedt gets brutally honest on play in Game 5 despite win appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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