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On Tuesday night, the Minnesota Wild played one of their most professional games of the season. Led by Mats Zuccarello’s return and a suffocating defensive effort, the Wild scored a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars and took a 3-2 lead in their first-round Western Conference series.

DALLAS -- Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Dallas Stars 4-2 in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center on Tuesday.​ The Wild lead the best-of-7 series 3-2. Game 6 is in Minnesota on Thursday.