Today, the Dallas Stars hosted the Minnesota Wild as part of the first quarterfinals of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs. The match ended with the away team’s 3-2 victory in overtime.
In the match, the score was opened one minute before the first timeout. This was done by the Russian forward of Minnesota Kirill Kaprizov.
At the beginning of the second period, the home team hit the opponent’s goal twice in four minutes. Roope Hinz scored first, followed by Jason Robertson.
In the same game segment, Sam Steele managed to even the score.
In the third period, the teams could not find a goal and the match went to overtime. The guest team came out stronger with the puck thrown by Ryan Hartman in the extra time.
After this game, the score is 1:0 in favor of Minnesota in the series. The next match between these opponents will be played on April 20.
In total, during the NHL regular season, the Russian forward played 67 games for Minnesota, scoring 40 goals and providing 35 assists.
It was previously reported that Dmitry Orlov’s help helped Boston beat Florida in Game 1 of the NHL Playoffs.