Dallas Stars
The beginning of the series was not entirely successful for the Texans. The teams traded victories in Dallas, and then the opposition took the lead with their first success on home ice. But then Debour’s team not only managed to equalize the series with a 3-2 away win, but also took the lead at home with a goal to make it 4-0. The Sheriffs are still slightly better than Minnesota in class and can decide anything in the series-ending debriefing meeting.
Wild Minnesota
Prior to the start of the confrontation, it was difficult to pick a favorite, but the last two meetings between the teams lean them towards the Texans. Minnesota only scored two goals in two games and left the ice with zero in the last. “Wilds” rely more on their main characters, and one of them – Kaprizov does not stand out with anything outstanding yet. As you can see from the results, Evason’s closed hockey with wrestling does not always work, and Dallas, more focused on attack, broke this pattern many times.
Forecast
I’m more inclined to not lose visitors on a regular basis. Of course, the mood of both teams will be scandalous ahead of perhaps the final game of the series. Still, Minnesota is a convenient rival for sheriffs. Dependence on attacking leaders and better staffing of Dallas units has been beneficial in all regular season personnel games, as in the entire current season (9 games) Debour’s team lost to them only once in regulation time, just in the playoffs, which is a significant fact .