Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno was given a game misconduct and a five-minute major penalty for a knee-on-knee hit with Dallas Stars’ Radek Faksa just over two minutes into Game 5 on Tuesday night. The collision occurred after Faksa had knocked the puck out of the air with his hand, leaving him face-first on the ice. He had to be helped off the ice but returned to the game midway through the first period.
Minnesota Coach Disagrees with Officials’ Decision
The major penalty was upheld, and the game misconduct was issued after officials reviewed the play. Minnesota coach Dean Evason voiced his disagreement with the decision, stating that it took the life out of the team. He added that they don’t think Foligno changed his path and had watched the incident several times.
Dallas Takes Advantage of Penalty
Dallas took a 1-0 lead when Tyler Seguin scored eight seconds into the penalty. This was one of five shots the Stars got on goal in 2½ minutes before defenseman Miro Heiskanen’s interference penalty led to 4-on-4 hockey. Seguin had two power-play goals in Game 4, which Dallas won 3-2 on Sunday night in Minnesota to even the series at two games apiece. Both of those came after penalties by Foligno.
The Stars lead the series 3-2 after the game.
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