4. Home or road, it doesn't matter: Dallas won consistently on home ice (28-11-2) and on the road (22-12-7). The Stars did the same against the Wild, winning twice at American Airlines Center and twice at Xcel Energy Center. "It's a long process but it's the first step," Benn said. "We had a tough first round, but we are happy to win that round and we'll see who we get next."
5. The kids are all right: Three Stars made their playoff debuts in this series: forwards Radek Faksa and Mattias Janmark, and defenseman John Klingberg. Faksa had the game-winning goal in Game 1, had two points in the series, and was strong on faceoffs. Janmark, who was scratched for Game 2 when Seguin returned, finished with three assists combined in Games 5 and 6. Klingberg, fifth among NHL defensemen with 58 points this season, had no points in the first four games of the series before getting a goal and two assists combined in Games 5 and 6. "I've been feeling pretty good the whole series actually, I think I've been creating," Klingberg said.