Matt Boldy had two goals with an assist, Joel Ericksson Ek scored two power-play goals and rookie goalie Jesper Wallstedt stopped 27 shots in his postseason debut to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 on Saturday in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series.

The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild are getting ready to start a first-round playoff series that has been expected for months.

Despite a loss in the playoff opener to the Minnesota Wild, fans of the Dallas Stars are holding on to hope for the series.

Stars goalie Jake Oettinger is once again hammered in a playoff loss, taking a beating in a Game 1 loss to Minnesota.

If the Stars don’t start playing like they’re in the Stanley Cup playoffs, there won’t be a deep run in their future.

The Stars trailed 4-0 midway through Game 1 in American Airlines Center before their ultimate 6-1 defeat to the Minnesota Wild.

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The 25-year-old has totaled 55 points (12-43—55) in 235 regular-season games with both Dallas and the New York Rangers