Game 1 of the Minnesota Wild - Dallas Stars series was utterly demoralizing for Wild fans, as Minnesota couldn't do anything against the Conference-best Stars. Even after a scoreless first period, Dallas left no doubt as to how would win the game by out-shooting Minnesota 14-2, and holding the Wild to zero scoring chances. All they needed to do was solve Devan Dubnyk, and he finally gave out in the second.
There wasn't anything Minnesota did particularly well. I mean, sure, they slowed down the game, but they couldn't counter-punch. They couldn't get any sort of consistent attack.