Stars Win In Double OT

Wyatt Johnston tipped home the game winner as the Stars outlasted the Wild 4-3 in double overtime in Game 3 on Wednesday night at Grand Casino Arena. Minnesota was down 2-0 in the first before stringing together three straight goals from Marcus Johansson, Joel Eriksson Ek and Michael McCarron. But the Stars pulled even at 3-3 on a Matt Duchesne goal in the third and then beat the Wild in double overtime to take a 2-1 series lead. Jesper Wallstedt suffered the loss on 32 save in the second longest game in franchise history. Game 4 is Saturday afternoon in St. Paul with a 4:30 P-M puck drop. The N-H-L also announced that Game 5 will be at 7 P-M on Tuesday night from Dallas. Coverage on Saturday begins at 4:15pm on KNUJ.