GAME RECAP
Star Tribune's Three Stars
1. Jake Oettinger, Stars: The goaltender picked up his second shutout in his playoff career after making 27 saves.
2. Tyler Seguin, Stars: The winger scored on the power play and added an assist.
3. Roope Hintz, Stars: The center assisted on three Dallas goals.
BY THE NUMBERS
2 Goals for Dallas on the power play, which is responsible for nine of their 17 goals in the series.
3 Unsuccessful power plays for the Wild, who are 4-for-20 in the first round.
11 Forwards in action for the Wild for most of the game after Marcus Foligno was ejected after 2 minutes, 14 seconds for kneeing.
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