Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Stars a 4-3 victory over the Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in their Western Conference first-round series.

Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.

Minnesota Wild players Matt Boldy, Quinn Hughes and Jesper Wallstedt speak from the locker room after Wednesday night's 4-3 loss in double overtime to the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of their Stanley Cup

Wednesday night has turned into Thursday morning. And that wasn’t good news for the Wild. Wyatt Johnston scored on a deflection during a power play 12 minutes into double overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Wild at Grand Casino Arena.

Minnesota couldn't convert on a half-dozen power plays, with most of them coming in the third period and overtime.

Wyatt Johnston scored goals on a ricochet and a roller, Matt Duchene had a tiebreaking power-play goal and an assist, and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in Game 2 on Monday night to even their Western Conference first-round playoff series.

Wyatt Johnston scored a power-play goal with 7:50 left in double overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of their Western Conference ​quarterfinal series on Wednesday in Saint Paul,

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