The season finale: Wild at Dallas
April 6, 2019 at 6:12AM
Wild will see Stars in final game of season
Preview: The Wild wraps up its season back on the road in Dallas against the Stars, who were in Chicago on Friday night to take on the Blackhawks. After a 3-1 win in October, the Wild has dropped three straight to the Stars. The team has registered just one goal in each of those losses.
Players to watch: Stars C Tyler Seguin has four points vs the Wild this season. D Miro Heiskanen's average ice time before Friday's game (23 minutes, 9 seconds) was tops among rookies. Wild C Nico Sturm had three shots in his NHL debut Thursday.
Numbers: The Wild is 10-5-2 in its past 17 road games. Two of the Wild's past three games have been shutout losses. Dallas is 23-14-3 at home.
Injuries: Wild Fs Zach Parise (lower body) and Mikko Koivu (torn ACL and meniscus) and D Matt Dumba (torn pectoral) are out. Stars Fs Martin Hanzal (back), D Stephen Johns (post-traumatic headaches) and Marc Methot (knee) and G Ben Bishop (lower body) are out.
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Alex Ovechkin has a broken left fibula and is expected to be out four to six weeks, an injury that pauses the Washington Capitals superstar captain’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record.
