Wild Have Lessons to Learn From Stars After Round 1 Elimination

1 year ago  /  The Hockey Writers  /  Read Time: 3 minutes 56 seconds

There’s been a lot of talk about the Minnesota Wild that led to their elimination from the postseason by the Dallas Stars in six games. They didn’t stay out of the penalty box, their penalty kill didn’t step up, their power play didn’t capitalize, their stars such as Kirill Kaprizov and didn’t step up; the list goes on and on. The Stars obviously had a very strong power play, they didn’t waste time, and they shot every chance they had. Part of what made the Stars so strong against the Wild was their ability to shoot and make it count. However, on their penalty kill, the Wild allowed the Stars to take shots and didn’t block nearly as many as they should have....

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