Wings roll past Fever in preseason matchup behind Paige Bueckers' 20 first-half points
Wings roll past Fever 95-80 in preseason, Bueckers shines with 20 points
The Minnesota Wild lead the series 3-2 and aim to advance by winning Game 6 against the Dallas Stars, who are making lineup changes due to injuries.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Wild (3-2) is back in action tonight against the Dallas Stars (2-3) for Game 6.
The Wild are just one win away and have a 3-2 series lead for the second time in franchise history and the first since 2015 which happened to be the last time they won a round.
Dallas will make some adjustments with its season on the line.
With Arttu Hyry injured, the Stars have inserted Michael Bunting into the lineup. Tyler Myers will also come out and Alexander Petrovic will take his spot.
For Minnesota, with no Jonas Brodin, Jeff Petry will enter the lineup. Jake Middleton will move up to play with Jared Spurgeon. Petry will play with Zach Bogosian.
Nico Sturm will also enter the lineup again. Bobby Brink will come out.
The Minnesota Wild lead the series 3-2 against the Dallas Stars.
Michael Bunting is being inserted into the lineup, while Tyler Myers will be replaced by Alexander Petrovic.
The Minnesota Wild last won a playoff round in 2015.
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Here are the projected lines tonight.
Marcus Foligno - Nico Sturm - Nick Foligno
Defense:
Jake Middleton - Jared Spurgeon
Zach Bogosian - Jeff Petry
Starting Goaltender: Jesper Wallstedt
Scratched: Robby Fabbri, Danila Yurov, Bobby Brink, Matt Kiersted, Daemon Hunt, Calvin Petersen.
Injured: Jonas Brodin (lower-body).
Michael Bunting - Justin Hryckowian - Jamie Benn
Oskar Bäck - Radek Faksa - Colin Blackwell
Defense:
Lian Bichsel - Alex Petrovic
Starting Goaltender: Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Kyle Capobianco, Adam Erne, Tyler Myers.
Injured: Nils Lundqvist (upper-body), Nathan Bastian (upper-body), Arttu Hyry (lower-body), Roope Hintz (lower-body).
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