NHL Playoffs: What channel is Stars vs. Wild Game 5 on?

Here is where you can watch the Game 5 of the NHL playoffs first round series between the Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars.

With a series lead of 3-1, the Dallas Stars look to end their first round of the playoffs tonight on home ice. Their horrifying loss in Game 3 was certainly a sorry sight for the top-seeded team in the West, but it guaranteed that the Stars had the opportunity to win the series at home.

Dallas’s front lines will miss Tyler Seguin for the third playoff game in a row, but the playoff performance of Jason Spezza, Patrick Eaves, Patrick Sharp and Jamie Benn continues to hold the team. On the other end of the ice, Antii Niemi will make his second series appearance after starting on Wednesday in Game 4, which improved his record to 11-4-2 with a 1.94 goals-against average against Minnesota in his career.

Despite Wild’s valiant effort from Jason Pominville, who opened the scoring of Wednesday, Erik Haula and Charlie Coyle, they are sorely missing the added talent of Thomas Vanek. The forward is unlikely to return for Game 5, as he is still recovering from an upper-body injury.

Will the Stars win it all tonight at home? Or will the Minnesota Wild cling on just a little longer in the playoffs? You can watch Game 5 tonight on NBC Sports Network at 9:30 PM ET.

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