It was 2015 when Wild fans last got to experience that joy of winning a playoff series, April 26, 2015, to be exact. The Wild torched St. Louis goalie Jake Allen and beat the Blues 4-1 to advance to Round 2. Until Thursday, it was the only time in 25 years that this franchise has clinched a playoff series at home.

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Mats Zuccarello and the Minnesota Wild are now in the position that they try to be in every season in the NHL playoffs. Things feel a bit different now, with the Wild going home for Game 6 on Thursday night with a chance to eliminate the Dallas Stars and advance to the second round for the first time since 2015.

There are five subspecies of North American wild turkeys: Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, and Gould’s. The wild turkey is the heaviest member of the Galliformes order. The male typically weighs between 11 to 24 pounds and is 39 to 49 inches long.

It’s only fitting that Quinn Hughes scored the opening goal in the Minnesota Wild’s decisive Game 6 victory, then scored the go-ahead goal in the third. The score will read 5-2 with Matt Boldy scoring the final two goals on empty nets.

It has been nearly 10 years since Eriksson Ek made his NHL debut on Oct. 22, 2016. He is in his ninth NHL season, all with Minnesota: He has played 614 regular season games, put up 350 points (155 goals, 195 assists) and has a plus-82 rating for his career.

The fans flowed out of Grand Casino Arena on Thursday ready to celebrate. They should. They've earned a playoff run, just like the players.

Jesper Wallstedt was 12 years old when he switched from being a defenseman to a goalie. He was also that age the last time the Wild advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2015. The ensuing 10 years the team would either get bounced from the first round or not make the playoffs at all.