Did Marcus Foligno's knee-on-knee hit cost the Wild Game 5?

Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Foligno's knee-on-knee hit with Dallas Stars' Radek Faksa earned him a game misconduct and a five-minute major penalty just over two minutes into Game 5 on Tuesday night. Faksa remained facedown on the ice for a while after the hit but returned to the game midway through the first period. The major penalty was upheld after officials reviewed the play, and the Stars scored eight seconds later on Tyler Seguin's power-play goal. This was the second time in the series that Foligno committed a penalty, which led to two of Seguin's goals in Game 4, which Dallas ultimately won to even the series. With the 5-4 loss in Game 5, the Wild face elimination in the next game. The team will need to step up as the series continues in order to give themselves a chance to advance to the second round.

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