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Of each nan first-round Stanley Cup Playoff matchups, nan large heavyweight conflict was betwixt nan Minnesota Wild and nan Dallas Stars, and it has delivered nan goods.
However, location was a really scary infinitesimal successful a thriller of a Game 4 erstwhile 1 subordinate took a skate leaf consecutive to nan face.
It happened precocious successful nan crippled erstwhile Minnesota's Michael McCarron tried to conflict his measurement astir Dallas defenseman Nils Lundkvist to a puck that had been sent crossed nan extremity rima by Marcus Foligno.
Dallas Stars defenseman Nils Lundkvist takes an inadvertent skate to nan look from Minnesota Wild guardant Michael McCarron. Lundkvist did not return to nan game. (Photo by Bailey Hillesheim/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
However, erstwhile McCarron dove for nan puck, his ft kicked up and deed Lundkvist correct successful nan face.
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That's conscionable straight-up terrifying.
Lundkvist near nan crystal bleeding and did not return to nan game, which ended up needing overtime to determine a winner.
Hopefully, he'll beryllium each correct because nan Stars are going to request each hands connected platform successful this one. After all, it's looking for illustration it could upwind up going nan distance.
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In nan other frame, it looked for illustration Minnesota's Matt Boldy called nan game, but nan goal was waved off owed to a chopped kicking motion.
Matt Boldy mightiness beryllium 1 of nan astir underrated players successful nan NHL, but yeah, that was 1 very chopped kicking motion.
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However, Boldy was going to beryllium nan 1 to moreover this bid up 1 measurement aliases another, and later successful overtime, he buried 1 that location was nary mobility about.
This bid is delivering precisely what we had each hoped for. The Wild winning successful a beatdown successful Game 1, followed by the Stars taking nan next two, including a Game 3 that needed double overtime.
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So this 1 is headed backmost to nan Lone Star State knotted astatine 2-2, and it judge looks for illustration it has nan imaginable to spell to Game 7.
But, hey, this was to beryllium expected from a gathering of 2 Central Division powerhouses.
Matthew Reigle is simply a writer for OutKick.
