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Wild notes: Torchetti alters lineup for Game 5
With the Wild facing elimination Friday night, coach John Torchetti made a couple tweaks to the lineup in Game 5 against the Dallas Stars.
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Stars' Radek Faksa finds his place just fine
The rookie has made the trek between the Stars and minors all season long.
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Wild lineup changes: Schroeder, Stoll in; Dalpe, Fontaine out
If the Wild doesn't beat the Dallas Stars tonight, the season is over. John Torchetti has tweaked his lineup with the season on the line.
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Reusse: Wild would be a non-factor without Suter, Parise
A lot of people are forgetting the downward spiral the Wild was facing before owner Craig Leipold made his bold and costly move on July 4, 2012.
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Souhan: Wild owner Leipold says GM Fletcher 'not on any hot seat' and will return
The Wild managed only 87 points this year, making the playoffs as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference and trails Dallas 3-1 in their series. But owner Craig Leipold is firm that GM Chuck Fletcher is not in trouble.
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Down 3-1 in the series Wild knows, 'you need everybody'
The Wild's attempt to climb back begins tonight.
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Haula's line doing job on defense plus scoring for Wild
With the series going back to Dallas and the Stars up three games to one, the Wild needs its checking line more than ever.
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Game 5 preview: Wild at Dallas
It's a must-win game, and since 2003-04 the Wild is 4-17-6 in Dallas, its worst record in any road arena.
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Defenseman Kris Russell welcomed trade to Dallas
Kris Russell has been traded three times in the past five seasons, but it's all paid off landing with the Stars.
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Torchetti backs off criticism of Stars' Game 4 goal
Coach John Torchetti on Thursday afternoon downplayed postgame criticism of Ryan Suter, says team is playing well.
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Scoggins: Good 'work ethic' wasn't enough for Wild to beat Dallas
The Wild lost Wednesday night because of too many mistakes — costly penalties, a weak penalty kill — against a superior Dallas team with a finishing gear the Wild lacks.
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Penalty kill fails Wild in Game 4 loss to Stars, face elimination Friday
The Stars used two power-play goals to swipe momentum from the Wild on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center and take 3-1 first-round lead as the series shift back to Dallas.
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Spezza's skate turns tide for Stars
Jason Spezza had an assist and go-ahead goal as Dallas took 3-1 series lead Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center.
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Wild notes: Vanek getting closer but not yet ready to return
Thomas Vanek is officially day-to-day with broken ribs. He's confident he would be ready by the second round of the playoffs and said it's not impossible he could be back by the end of the Dallas-Wild series.
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Wild postgame: Two power-play goals turn series
Game 3 might prove to be the anomaly in this series between the Wild and Dallas in more ways than one.
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Scoggins: Wild now has full attention from Dallas
From lifeless to hellbent hockey in a flick of a switch, the Wild encapsulated its entire season — and its strange personality — in a Game 3 about-face against the Dallas Stars. So what happens now?
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Stars making goalie change tonight; Torchetti on players' ice time
Wild coach John Torchetti will go with the same lineup tonight, meaning Jarret Stoll, Ryan Carter, Jordan Schroeder and Mike Reilly won't play.
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Iowa call-up Kurtis Gabriel thrilled about being in playoffs with Wild
Kurtis Gabriel is not taking anything for granted but knows he feels comfortable that John Torchetti, his old Iowa coach, is at the helm during this most recent call up to the Wild.
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Around the NHL
- Draisaitl scores twice as Oilers beat Kings 4-3 to advance to 2nd round
- Stars first to hold serve at home, beat Knights 3-2 in Game 5 for series lead in NHL playoffs
- Toronto clinches top spot in PWHL with 4-1 win over Minnesota
- Hurricanes' depth proves critical to secure 2nd-round playoff matchup against the Rangers
- Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier score goals and Predators stay alive with 2-1 win over Canucks
- Rantanen scores twice in the 3rd period to lead Avalanche past Jets 6-3 and into the 2nd round
- Drury, Noesen help Hurricanes beat Islanders 6-3 to clinch NHL playoff 1st-round series in 5 games
- Knies scores in overtime, Matthews-less Maple Leafs avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Bruins
- Florida Panthers march on in NHL playoffs after long-awaited series win against Tampa Bay Lightning
- Johnston scores again and Stars beat Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 4 to even series
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