ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Roope Hintz got Dallas going early, Jake Oettinger stonewalled his home-state team again and the Stars eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 4-1 win in Game 6 of their first-round NHL playoff series on Friday night.
Wyatt Johnston and Mason Marchment scored in the second period when a burst by the Stars -- smelling the Western Conference semifinals and swooping in for the finish -- outshot the Wild 18-5. Max Domi closed it out with an empty-netter in the final minute.
Oettinger made 22 saves for the Stars, who advanced to face the Colorado-Seattle winner.