Ryan Hartman scored 12:20 into the second additional time and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 of their playoff opener Monday evening that dragged into early Tuesday morning.
Hartman gathered the puck in entrance of the crease and bought it previous Jake Oettinger at round 1 a.m. native time, ending a greater than four-hour sport during which each 24-year-old goalies had spectacular performances.
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Minnesota Wild proper wing Ryan Hartman (38) celebrates in entrance of Dallas Stars’ Ty Dellandrea (10) and Radek Faksa (12) after scoring within the second additional time of Recreation 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff collection, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photograph/Tony Gutierrez)
The Stars had been turned away on an influence play after Frederick Gaudreau’s tripping penalty in opposition to captain Jamie Benn 9:11 into the second additional time. Roope Hintz, who scored on an influence play within the second interval, hit the put up and there have been a number of different possibilities earlier than the penalty expired.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 52 photographs for the Wild, together with 12 within the third interval and 17 within the first additional time. He began the opener forward of three-time Stanley Cup winner Marc-André Fleury after the goalie tandem had cut up video games all through many of the season.
Minnesota Wild proper wing Ryan Hartman (38) celebrates after scoring within the second additional time of Recreation 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff collection in opposition to the Dallas Stars, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photograph/Tony Gutierrez)
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Oettinger had 45 saves for the Stars in his first playoff sport since his 64-save efficiency in Recreation 7 within the first spherical final Might when top-seeded Calgary scored the collection clincher in additional time.
Recreation 2 is Wednesday evening in Dallas.
Veteran Stars heart Joe Pavelski left the sport halfway by the second interval after a large hit from Matt Dumba, who was solely assessed a minor roughing penalty. Referees had initially known as it a five-minute main, however modified it after a prolonged replay overview.
Dallas Stars’ Jason Robertson, entrance, celebrates after scoring in opposition to the Minnesota Wild within the second interval of Recreation 1 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff collection, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Dallas. (AP Photograph/Tony Gutierrez)
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One other playoff hit Pavelski took in 2019, when nonetheless with San Jose, helped lead the NHL to increase its video overview course of to permit referees to overview main penalties and gave them the choice to cut back them to a minor, as occurred on the hit by Dumba.
