The Minnesota Wild take on the Dallas Stars in the 2023 NHL Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center on Friday, starting at 9:30PM ET.
The Stanley Cup Playoffs is the National Hockey League's postseason elimination tournament to decide the winner of the Stanley Cup.
Sixteen teams, including the Stars and Wild, made the NHL Playoffs 2023, which includes 4 rounds – the First Round, Second Round, Conference Finals and Stanley Cup Finals.
Each round of the NHL Playoffs is played as a best-of-seven series, with the first team to 4 wins progressing to the next round.