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The Minnesota Wild went up 3-2<\/a> on the Dallas Stars Tuesday night, with a convincing 4-2 victory down in Texas. Now, they can ice the series back in St. Paul on Thursday, if they can get a win back in St. Paul.<\/p>\n Should they find a way to get it done, the MN Wild would advance beyond the first round the the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2014-15<\/a>.<\/p>\n The good news: Mats Zuccarello returned in Game 5<\/a>. He recorded a goal and an assist. Uncoincidentally, the \u201cThrill\u201d in Kirill Kaprizov\u2019s game (1 goal, 2 assists) was back too. No doubt, having Yakov Trenin (7 hits, 1 assist) back in the lineup was a boost for Minnesota, as well.<\/p>\n WELCOME BACK TO THE LINEUP MATS ZUCCARELLO \ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/Nu2SYe3ywO<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) April 29, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Tomorrow night, both Zuccarello and Trenin should be back on the ice, once again. In theory, they should be even better than they were Tuesday. Despite their impressive performances<\/a> in Game 5, nobody is skating at 100% while trying to shake off cobwebs\/rust off, after a multi-game hiatus recovering from head injuries.<\/p>\n Minnesota Wild give little update on Jonas Brodin injury<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the Game 6 outlook for Jonas Brodin \u2014 who left Game 5 and did not return after taking a shot off the shin \u2014 doesn\u2019t seem as optimistic.<\/p>\n While Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes didn\u2019t give much away, in terms of Brodin\u2019s status for Thursday, the 32-year-old<\/a> wasn\u2019t able to return yesterday, then didn\u2019t practice today. I can\u2019t imagine he\u2019s active for Game 6, though I hope I am wrong.<\/p>\n If Jonas Brodin can\u2019t go, Hynes told reporters today, the MN Wild will turn to one of two lineup combinations, in his absence \u2014 either Daemon Hunt + Zach Bogosian OR Bogosian + Jeff Petry.<\/p>\n No update on Jonas Brodin. John Hynes says they\u2019d go with Daemon Hunt on the left with Zach Bogosian on the right or Bogosian on the left with Jeff Petry on the right if Brodin can\u2019t play<\/p>\n \u2014 Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) April 29, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Jamie Benn \u201cdisciplined\u201d by NHL for cross-check on Hartman<\/p>\n In other news, Dallas Stars conman\/left winger, Jamie Benn, received a nice email today from the league offices for his cross-check to the face of Ryan Hartman in Game 5.<\/p>\n Just in case you missed it, Benn went after Hartman because the Wild forward lifted Benn\u2019s stick into his own facemask-less face, drawing blood. The refs saw the blood on Benn\u2019s face, but didn\u2019t catch how it happened.<\/p>\n So instead of penalizing the 36-year-old veteran<\/a> retaliate for his unnecessary cross-check to an opponent\u2019s face, they hit he and Hartman with two-minute penalties.<\/p>\n Thankfully, we have the league to go back and issue proper discipline in moments like this, right? Wrong. Benn\u2019s only discipline for Wednesday\u2019s insane cross-check on Ryan Harman came in the form of a small fine of $2,604.17.<\/p>\n Apparently, that is the maximum allowable under NHL rules<\/a> (shrug emoji).<\/p>\n Stars forward Jamie Benn has been fined $2,604.17 (max) for cross-checking #mnwild<\/a> forward Ryan Hartman. #TexasHockey<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nn83n7hdEb<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) April 29, 2026<\/a> More About:Minnesota Wild<\/a><\/p>\n Add MinnesotaSportsFan as a preferred source on Google. \t\t\t
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