Dallas at Minnesota

Dallas heads out on the road up 2-0, but fortunate to be so after a 2-1 win at home in Game 2. Dallas is a young team that is short on defense and is playing only its second postseason series in the past eight years. Dallas has unraveled in the defensive zone for sustained stretches this season, finishing #19 in goals allowed. Tyler Seguin returned the last game after missing the previous 11 with a cut to his left Achilles suffered March 17. He was rusty, failing to get on the score sheet. Minnesota is home after giving Dallas a great game with shots on goal almost even, along with an edge in hits. Dallas had 17 giveaways to Minnesota's six. What hurt the Wild was getting jobbed on penalties, 20 minutes in penalties to eight for Dallas. Minnesota has the far better defense (#9 in goals allowed) than Dallas. Minnesota Goalie Devan Dubnyk is a veteran force, and the Wild are 9-5 playing on one day of rest. Also, the home team is 39-16 in the last 55 meetings. Play Minnesota in Game 3.