Minnesota Wild Face Stars Monday in Dallas for Playoff Opener

The Minnesota Wild will open the first round of the NHL playoffs Monday night against the Stars in Dallas. All NHL playoff series are a best four out of seven games.

The Wild and Stars played four times during the 2022-23 regular season, splitting the series with two wins each.

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The Boston Bruins are the oddsmakers' favorites to win the Stanley Cup, followed by the defending champions Colorado Avalanche.

2023 Stanley Cup Odds

• Boston Bruins +325
• Colorado Avalanche +700
• Edmonton Oilers +900
• Toronto Maple Leafs +900
• Carolina Hurricanes +1200
• New Jersey Devils +1200
• New York Rangers +1200
• Vegas Golden Knights +1200
• Dallas Stars +1400
• Tampa Bay Lightning +1600
• Minnesota Wild +2200
• Florida Panthers +2500
• Los Angeles Kings +2500
• Winnipeg Jets +3500
• Seattle Kraken +4000
• New York Islanders +5000

Minnesota Wild officials say playoff ticket availability for the Xcel Energy Center is expected to be extremely limited due to demand and priority access given to season ticket holders.

Fans are encouraged to join the team's Ticket Alert/Text notification list at wild.com/stayconnected, designed to help fans get last-minute tickets to Wild home games that have limited availability.

Let's go Wild!