The Minnesota Wild played a late one against the Dallas Stars...ending this morning actually. They lost. It's ok. This is the Stanley Cup Playoffs. This is a series. The fans were electric at Grand Casino Arena, and we need you to continue being that. Get a nap in if you need it. Swing through Denny's for a grand slam to calm the nerves (no free ads). Take a listen to this recap, and replay Matt Boldy's post game presser (heard in this show), and realize that the Minnesota Wild are going to be ready for Saturday's afternoon tilt and will take it. Relax; it's Wild on 7th; it's the Minnesota Wild in the Stanley Cup Playoffs; and we're about to write history in our way!

Wild drop game 2 in Dallas, along with a Trenin and Zuccarello, and now we have a series. Listen up Wild fans, this is nothing to be concerned about! The Wild are heading back to Saint Paul to drop the puck in a best of 5, and Grand Casino Arena is going to be electric. Joe O'Donnell joins Ryan Carter and John King for a full breakdown of game 2, and some legit optimism for Game 3.

The Minnesota Wild take game 1 in the opening series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Dallas Stars. Ryan Carter and Joe O'Donnell join us from the road in Dallas, where they witnessed a very strong opening game from the Wild. John King is holding down the studio at TRIA rink, making sure the rock tumbler is rolling, and maintaining the hate, as this series is about to heat up. Big game by nearly all Wild players, Kirill Kaprizov snipes, big goals by Matt Boldy, Ekker, Ryan Hartman, the list goes on. Series stands at 1-0 Minnesota. Give it listen before puck drop in Dallas on Monday night. (15.)