Stars on brink of advancing in Stanley Cup Playoffs with Game 5 win over Wild

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Tyler Seguin and Jason Robertson each had a power-play goal and an assist, Roope Hintz had three assists for the second straight game and the Dallas Stars took the series lead over the Minnesota Wild for the first time with a 4-0 win in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

Jake Oettinger had 27 saves in his second career playoff shutout. That included the 24-year-old goalie stopping nine shots when the Wild had back-to-back power plays in quick succession in the second period.

Seguin's fourth power-play goal of the series came only 2:22 into the game, eight seconds after Wild forward Marcus Foligno's five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for a knee-on-knee hit on Radek Faksa.

Mason Marchment scored early in the second period and Ty Dellandrea added an empty-netter with 3:57 left.

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Roope Hintz #24 and Tyler Seguin #91 of the Dallas Stars celebrate a goal against the Minnesota Wild in Game Five of the First Round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs at American Airlines Center on April 25, 2023, in Dallas, Texas (Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Stars will try to close out the first-round playoff series Friday night in Game 6 at Minnesota, where the home team will be trying to avoid another opening-round defeat. The seventh game, if needed, would be Sunday in Dallas.

Faksa remained face down on the ice after the collision with Foligno near the blue line, which came right after the Stars center had knocked the puck out of the air with his hand. Faksa had to be helped off the ice once he got up, but returned to the game midway through the first period.

The major penalty was upheld and