Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

NHL

Wild

45-22-12, 102 PTS

4-5

Final

Stars

47-20-12, 106 PTS

American Airlines Center

On the ice

MIN shoots leftDAL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	8	14	9	31
DAL	4	10	6	20

In net

Filip Gustavsson15/20 SV, .750

Jake Oettinger27/31 SV, .871

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	2	2	0	4
DAL	1	2	2	5

Who won: Stars 5-4

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 5-4 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The Stars outscored the Wild 2-0 in the 3rd period. Colin Blackwell led the Stars in goals (1). Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MINDAL

11Blocked Shots13

25Hits18

5Takeaways4

31Shots20

3Power Play Goals0

5Power Play Opportunities1

60.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

29Faceoffs Won28

50.9Faceoff Win Percent49.1

9Giveaways12

6Total Penalties10

12Penalty Minutes20

Player of the game

Esa Lindell

DAL · 2 A, 3 SOG

8.2

Deserved to win

66%

MIN · 2.72 xG

34%

DAL · 1.82 xG

Wild deserved better: 66% on chances, lost 4-5

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:15
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Justin Hryckowian faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
J. Hryckowian · 1 A
P3 0:15
FLAG
Penalty: roughing
Matt Boldy Roughing against Mikko Rantanen (2 min)
M. Boldy · 2 A
P3 0:15
FLAG
Penalty: roughing
Thomas Harley Roughing against Quinn Hughes (2 min)
T. Harley · 1 A
P3 0:15
FLAG
Penalty: roughing
Mikko Rantanen Roughing against Matt Boldy (2 min)
M. Rantanen · 1 G, 1 A
P3 0:15
FLAG
Penalty: roughing
Quinn Hughes Roughing against Thomas Harley (2 min)
Q. Hughes · 1 G, 1 A
P3 0:26
Shot blocked by J. Eriksson Ek
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
M. Zuccarello · 3 A
P3 0:27
Snap shot on goal
Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
V. Tarasenko
P3 1:03
Faceoff win vs A. Hyry
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Arttu Hyry
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 1:05
Wrist shot on goal
Mats Zuccarello Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
M. Zuccarello · 3 A
P3 1:12
Shot blocked by A. Hyry
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Arttu Hyry
M. Boldy · 2 A
P3 1:21
Big hit on M. Zuccarello
Tyler Myers hit Mats Zuccarello
T. Myers
P3 1:34
Faceoff win vs O. Back
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Oskar Bäck
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 1:54
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello
M. Zuccarello · 3 A
P3 2:27
Wrist shot on goal
Oskar Bäck Wrist Shot saved by Filip Gustavsson
O. Back · 1 A
P3 2:30
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
A. Hyry
P3 2:30
FLAG
Penalty: slashing
Mikko Rantanen Slashing against Jonas Brodin (2 min)
M. Rantanen · 1 G, 1 A
P3 3:16
Snap shot high and wide right
Michael McCarron Snap Shot High and Wide Right
M. McCarron
P3 4:26
Shot blocked by V. Tarasenko
Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
M. Bourque
P3 4:27
Faceoff win vs D. Yurov
Justin Hryckowian faceoff won against Danila Yurov
J. Hryckowian · 1 A
P3 4:39
Faceoff win vs D. Yurov
Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Danila Yurov
A. Hyry
P3 5:07
Shot blocked by R. Hartman
Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
I. Lyubushkin
P3 5:18
Shot blocked by J. Middleton
Arttu Hyry shot blocked by Jake Middleton
A. Hyry
P3 5:43
Snap shot on goal
Marcus Johansson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
M. Johansson
P3 7:05
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes · 1 G, 1 A