Stars Squeeze Past Wild 2-1, Backup Goalie Chaos Delivers the Goods

The Stars escaped Xcel Energy Center with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night, and our +1.5 cushion cashed exactly as projected — a tight, low-scoring slog between two backup netminders who had no business being anywhere near a betting favorite's spread. DeSmith and DeSmith's counterpart turned this into the kind of defensive…