Goaltender Jake Oettinger, coming off a Game 5 shutout of Minnesota, is 24. But for this generation of young Stars to truly be immortalized, playoff steppingstones like Friday night’s potential series-clinching Game 6 in St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center must be crossed. Since losing Joe Pavelski in Game 1 and falling in overtime, the Stars have flexed superiority and outscored the Wild 15-10 despite a stinker 5-1 Game 3 loss in St. Paul. “He’s doing some special things, for being at the stage of the career he’s at,” DeBoer said. It seemingly bodes well that young Oettinger on Thursday sounded like a wise veteran when asked about the Stars’ mindset entering Game 6.

Source: thestar April 28, 2023 03:39 UTC