Did the playoffs start Saturday night? Minnesota weathered an onslaught from the Stars to find a 2-1 victory on the road in Dallas. Ryan Carter and Thomas Vanek's game-winner just past the mid-way point of the second period was just barely enough to down the Stars.
The first period wasn't pretty. Dallas had nearly a 4:1 ratio in shot attempts in the period over the Wild with a 32-8 margin. Minnesota did good enough to block a ton of shots and only trailed in the shots on goal category 11-6 after one period and a scoreless tie.