Game one of the series will be in Dallas at 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
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But the Blues tied it and won in overtime, delaying until Saturday night the Wild’s ability to prep for a specific postseason opponent. “We’ve got guys that can step up in roles and play well”.
8 seed in the Western Conference Playoffs for the Stanley Cup, and they’ll face the No. 1-seeded Dallas Stars in the opening round.
Goaltender Devan Dubnyk didn’t see much action in his half of the regular season finale, but he was as sharp as Michonne’s katana when he needed to be. The Wild will play the Blues if St. Louis wins and Dallas loses, or if St. Louis loses in overtime and Dallas loses in regulation. McCormick was briefly traded to Minnesota in March 2014, where he played in 14 regular season games and 13 playoff contests before re-joining the Sabres as a free agent the following summer.
“Janmark did well”, Stars head coach Lindy Ruff said. Fortunately for the Wild, the hulking netminder is no longer a rookie when it comes to the postseason, so he should improve upon the.
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Antti Raanta, starting in goal for Henrik Lundqvist, made 31 saves for the Rangers, who finished the regular season with 101 points and still don’t know who they will meet in the playoffs, which start on Wednesday. Thomas Vanek is also reportedly “iffy” to play at all against the Stars due to an upper-body injury. He is obviously a slightly different player, as Morrow said; a more offensively-gifted power forward playing in an era and on a team that likely maximizes his skill set. “You’re going to be thinking about it, for sure, but usually when you think about it is when you do end up getting hurt”. The Bruins could still make the playoffs if the Philadelphia Flyers got no more than one point in their last two games, including one late Saturday against Pittsburgh.
