Minnesota Wild defeat Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime to tie NHL playoff series

15 articles · Updated · ESPN · Apr 26

Matt Boldy scored the winning goal with 28.9 seconds left in overtime in St. Paul, while Jesper Wallstedt made 43 saves for the Wild.
Marcus Foligno tied the game late in the third period, and Brock Faber also scored for Minnesota. Dallas' Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen netted power-play goals, with Jake Oettinger stopping 40 shots.
The series is now tied 2-2, with Game 5 set for Dallas on Tuesday. Dallas leads in power-play goals but is missing top center Roope Hintz, while Minnesota continues to struggle on the power play and remains without Mats Zuccarello.

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