Wild coach Dean Evason on playing Stars: 'Our game translates home or away'

DALLAS — After losing home-ice advantage to the Stars, the Wild will need a win on the road to keep their season going.

They'll have a chance to pick up that victory in Game 5 on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center, a pivotal point in the best-of-seven with the series tied at 2. Puck drop is 7 p.m.

"Our game translates home or away," coach Dean Evason said. "Obviously, everybody's looking for consistency. But when we play the right way, it's a good road game and it's a good home game. We don't change too much. So, we're looking forward to putting that consistent game out there tonight."

The last time the Wild were in Dallas they were overwhelmed 7-3 by the Stars in Game 2, this after they gutted out a double overtime win in Game 1.

"Game 2 was wide open," Evason said. "We don't want that game here tonight or you're not going to have success. If we keep it tight, we'll give ourselves a chance."

Filip Gustavsson was the first goaltender off the ice at morning skate, which suggests he'll make a third consecutive start vs. Dallas.

Gustavsson is 2-1 in the series with a 1.72 goals-against average and .941 save percentage.

As for John Klingberg, he'll play his first playoff game in Dallas since leaving the Stars last summer after eight seasons.

Klingberg missed the first two games of the first round because of a lower-body injury.

"It's going to be a lot of fun," the defenseman said. "Obviously, a lot of history. But I'm not going to try and think too much about that."

Projected lineup:

Kirill Kaprizov-Ryan Hartman-Mats Zuccarello

Marcus Johansson-Sam Steel-Matt Boldy

Gus Nyquist-Frederick Gaudreau-Marcus Foligno

Brandon Duhaime-Connor Dewar-Ryan Reaves

Jake Middleton-Jared Spurgeon

Jonas Brodin-Matt Dumba

John Klingberg-Brock Faber

Filip Gustavsson

Key numbers:

4: Points in two games for Klingberg.

5: Points for Mats Zuccarello during a four-game point streak.

5: Points for Ryan Hartman in the series.

13: Goals for each team in Round 1.

18: Blocked shots by Jake Middleton.

Pregame statistics, win probability and betting line.

About the Stars:

Roope Hintz had three assists in Game 4, this after Hintz had a hat trick in Game 2. Tyler Seguin has three goals on the power play. Dallas went 2-for-3 with the man advantage during its 3-2 win in Game 4. Defenseman Miro Heiskanen logged a game-high 26 minutes, 22 seconds that night. Goalie Jake Oettinger's .941 career playoff save percentage is the highest on record by a netminder aged 24 or younger.