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Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno (17) works out prior to Game 1 of a first-round NHL Stanley Cup playoffs hockey series between the Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild, Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo\/Julio Cortez)<\/p>\n
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The Minnesota Wild missed out on making some franchise history Monday night against the Dallas Stars<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Over 15 postseason appearances in Minnesota’s 25-season history as the Wild, the organization has never gone up 2-0 in a playoff series. That streak continued after a 4-2 loss to the Stars in Game 2<\/a> at American Airlines Center.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 28 shots, including a point-blank attempt by Kirill Kaprizov with 2 1\/2 minutes to play when the Wild were on a power play, one of many special teams opportunities in a whistle-filled contest<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here’s what Wild coaches and players said after the loss to the Stars:<\/p>\n Head coach John Hynes<\/p>\n On Mats Zuccarello and Yakov Trenin injuries: \u201cThey are both upper body.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Make Dallas News a preferred source so your search results prioritize writing by actual people, not AI.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Add Preferred Source<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n On what Dallas did to disrupt the offensive chances: \u201cI thought it was hard fought by both teams. They [Dallas] were going to play hard. I thought we played hard, as well. From a competitive aspect, there wasn\u2019t much difference. I thought we had some good pushes in the third.\u201d<\/p>\n Forward Marcus\u00a0Foligno<\/p>\n On if he was worried the hit on Thomas Harley was going to be a major: “No. …\u00a0I mean, he interferes with me, and there’s a stanchion in the way. Yeah, I think there’s an interference call on him, and at that point, do you think I\u2019m gonna think about smashing a guy’s head in that quick of time? No. It’s unfortunate that there’s glass in the way.”<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n On where things got away in the second period: “I think we got to do a better job, I mean, the odd-man\u2019s, right? \u00a0I thought we played a really good game. Probably their best game, you know, meaningful game. And, yeah, we didn\u2019t get fazed by it. Was really good by us. And just got to be smarter in some areas, and we get to go back home and in front of our crowd.”<\/p>\n On discipline being an area to play smarter: “Yeah, yeah, they want it. I mean, they’re looking to play five-on-four. I mean, that’s their game. They can’t hang with us five-on-five. So, just same thing as before, we got to just be smarter, and myself included. But it’s a heated game out there. You’re gonna have emotional swings, and learn from it. And we got a split series.”<\/p>\n On if Colin Blackwell’s hit was clean<\/a>: “Yeah, I mean, hey, listen, I’m trying to be smarter out there. And if I go after Blackwell, it’s putting their team on the power play. So, I mean, you can argue the hit. It’s clean. I mean, I think it is. And it’s unfortunate\u00a0Trenny gets caught there in a vulnerable position. But there\u2019s a lot of emotions in this game. I thought we did a really good job controlling it.”<\/p>\n Forward Matt\u00a0Boldy<\/p>\n On the result of the game: \u201cIt was a great game. We expected that from them [Dallas] to come out and have an answer. It was hard fought game. It is what it is and we\u2019re onto the next.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n On the physicality in the game: \u201cIt\u2019s what it is. That\u2019s what playoff hockey is about. The fans and everyone watching are seeing how different it is from regular-season hockey and that\u2019s good. It\u2019s going to be a hard season with not a lot of time. You got to make space and find ways to score.\u201d<\/p>\n Defenseman Brock Faber<\/p>\n On losing Mats\u00a0Zuccarello before and Yakov Trenin early in the game: \u201cIt sucks. Injuries suck, alright. Hopefully, they\u2019ll be back soon. It is what it is. They [Dallas] have injuries. We have injuries and you got to play through them.\u201d<\/p>\n On the competitiveness in the game: \u201cThey\u2019re [Dallas] a good hockey team. It\u2019s going to be a battle of a series and we knew that coming in. We knew that they were going to respond this game. We\u2019re the tougher team. We have to be tougher mentality. That\u2019ll only be good for us. We had our chances. We had our looks and it\u2019s on to the next. That\u2019s how it is. We\u2019re physically tougher. Mentally, the scrums drain the life out of the bench and positivity. There\u2019s a time and place for it. They had the upper hand in that tonight. Again, we had our chances to win.\u201d<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our Terms Of Use<\/a> and acknowledge that your information will be used as described in our Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n Defenseman Zach Bogosian<\/p>\n On the Yakov Trenin play: \u201cWould love to have that back. Things happen quick out there. I certainly feel bad about it for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n On physicality and special teams in the game: \u201cI mean we\u2019re comfortable playing in any style. I think we just got to channel our emotions in the right way. [The Stars] have a good team, they have a skilled team. You put them five-on-four and they\u2019re going to make plays. So, we believe in what we can do, no matter what. Whether it\u2019s five-on-five, on the power play or killing penalties, any scenario we\u2019re comfortable with. 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