Stars even series with Wild in Game 2 victory behind Roope Hintz hat trick

Roope Hintz had a objective in every interval, getting his first profession hat trick by scoring three other ways, because the Dallas Stars stepped up with out Joe Pavelski to get even of their first-round collection in opposition to the Minnesota Wild.

Hintz scored short-handed on Dallas’ first shot in Sport 2, added a even-strength objective within the second interval after which completed with a power-play objective within the third interval of the Stars’ 7-3 win over the Wild on Wednesday evening.

Dallas Stars middle Roope Hintz, left, celebrates with left wing Joel Kiviranta (25) after scoring within the first interval of Sport 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff collection in opposition to the Minnesota Wild, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Dallas.  (AP Picture/Tony Gutierrez)

“He is elite and he’s able to taking up video games like that. And we would have liked him,” Dallas coach Pete DeBoer stated. “Our crew, with what occurred with Pavelski the opposite evening, a little bit bit rattled, we would have liked our our greatest gamers to step up tonight and make a press release. And so they did. Each considered one of them, not simply Roope.”

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Evgenii Dadonov scored twice for the Stars, whereas captain Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin each had power-play objectives. Miro Heiskanen, their high-scoring defenseman, had 4 assists, whereas 100-point scorer Jason Robertson had two. Hintz additionally had an help.

The Dallas scoring onslaught got here in opposition to three-time Stanley Cup champion goalie Marc-André Fleury, who obtained the beginning even after 24-year-old Filip Gustavsson made his playoff debut with a franchise-record 51 saves within the collection opener the Wild received 3-2 in double additional time.

Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon (46) clears the puck earlier than being hit b y Dallas Stars’ Jamie Benn (14) within the first interval of Sport 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff collection, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Dallas.  (AP Picture/Tony Gutierrez)

“It is what we do, proper? We have achieved all of it 12 months,” Minnesota coach Dean Evason stated of the goalies who’ve cut up video games a lot of the season. “Nothing was on Fleury tonight, it was all on us. … That they had a short-handed breakaway and two power-play objectives. What would you want Fleury to do?”

Sport 3 is Friday evening in Minnesota.

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The Stars by no means trailed after Hintz’s breakaway short-hander simply 4 1/2 minutes into the sport, after Joel Kiviranta’s takeaway within the defensive finish. Dallas led 2-0 halfway by the primary interval when Seguin, in entrance of Fleury, redirected an extended one-timer by Robertson throughout an prolonged energy play.

“If you lose a participant like Joe, it’s a terrific alternative for different guys to step up, and I assumed we did that as a gaggle right here from prime to backside,” Benn stated.

Minnesota Wild proper wing Ryan Hartman (38) shoots and scores in opposition to Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) within the second additional time of Sport 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff collection, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Dallas. The Wild received 3-2.  (AP Picture/Tony Gutierrez)

Seguin began on the highest line alongside Robertson and Hintz with Pavelski in concussion protocol after banging his head on the ice following a crushing blow from Matt Dumba within the second interval of the collection opener. Dumba was booed nearly each time he touched the puck Wednesday.

Dadonov and Hintz every scored their second objectives of the sport in a 48-second span late within the second interval for a 6-3 lead. That was the final of three pairs of quick-scoring objectives in that center interval — two by the Stars that sandwiched an even-quicker scoring duo by the Wild.

Benn had his objective and an help on Dadonov’s first rating in an 87-second span that put the Stars up 4-1 and ignite the six-goal center interval.

Minnesota’s two objectives in fast succession had been Marcus Johansson’s quick backhander on an influence play, 11 seconds earlier than Frederick Gaudreau had the same shot previous Jake Oettinger to get the Wild inside one.

Oettinger, the 24-year-old who wears No. 29 after rising up a fan of Fleury, stopped 23 pictures.

The 38-year-old Fleury had 24 saves in his 168th profession playoff sport. He had been 8-3-1 over his ultimate 12 begins of the common season.

“Embarrassing on my half, . Giving up seven objectives like that within the playoffs,” Fleury stated. “I wish to are available and provides an opportunity to my crew within the sport and win, and that’s not what I did. … Backside line, I didn’t make any key saves within the sport.”

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DOUBLE TIME

Seguin’s power-play objective got here 3 1/2 minutes after Jake Middleton obtained a double minor for a excessive stick in opposition to Max Domi, who obtained up with blood on his nostril. Fleury withstood being peppered by 4 pictures within the first two minutes of that energy play, with Hintz getting two of these.

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Hintz, who has 4 objectives on this collection, is the primary participant with a short-handed, power-play and even-strength objective in a playoff sport since Tyler Johnson did it for Tampa Bay in opposition to the New York Rangers in 2015.

EARLY EXITS

There have been six 10-minute misconduct penalties points within the sport’s final 5 1/2 minutes. Domi and Kaprizov obtained despatched off first after their battle. Marcus Foligno, Brandon Duhaime and Ryan Reaves later left the ice early for the Wild, and Benn obtained a misconduct penalty within the ultimate minute.

“That is playoff hockey, a variety of feelings,” Evason stated.

UP NEXT

After Sport 3 on Friday and Sport 4 on Sunday in Minnesota, the collection will return to Dallas for Sport 5 on Tuesday evening.