From talent to depth to the penalty kill and more, Minnesota is better prepared to beat Dallas than in the teams' previous playoff meeting.

On the surface, it appears that for most NHL teams, their starting lineups are set in stone for the playoffs. There isn't much room for players to step in and out of the lineup, and for the most part,

The Ducks clinched their first spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs since 2018 on Monday when Nashville lost to San José.

The Athletic spoke to players and coaches around the league for their insight on why Hughes can be a series-swinger for the Wild.

Here we are, a decade removed from the 2014-15 season, when the Minnesota Wild last advanced to the second round of the playoffs. It’s been seven years since August 2019, when the Wild hired Bill Guerin to get them over the hump,

Wallstedt enters his first NHL playoff game having gone 18-9-6 as a starter, with a 2.61 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.

Dallas and Minnesota have only faced each other twice in the playoffs before - in the first rounds in 2016 and 2023.