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Wild-Jets first-round playoff series starts Wednesday in Winnipeg

Puck drop is 6 p.m. for the opening-round game.

By Sarah McLellan

April 9, 2018 at 2:12AM

The Wild's Zach Parise (11) is double teamed by Winnipeg's Toby Enstrom (39) and Kyle Connor (81) (Brian Stensaas — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wild's first-round playoff series against the Jets will start Wednesday in Winnipeg.

Puck drop is 6 p.m.

(Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Game 2 is Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Bell MTS Place, and the series will shift to Minnesota for Game 3 next Sunday at 6 p.m. Xcel Energy Center will also host Game 4 Tuesday, April 17 at 7 p.m.

If necessary, Game 5 is slated for Friday, April 20 in Winnipeg, with Game 6 Sunday, April 22 in Saint Paul and Game 7 Wednesday, April 25 back in Winnipeg. Those times are all TBD.

about the writer

Sarah McLellan

Minnesota Wild and NHL

Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.