Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars, West 1st Round Game 1

NHLWest 1st Round · Game 1 · MIN leads series 1-0

Wild

1-0 in series

6-1

Final

Stars

0-1 in series

American Airlines Center

On the ice

MIN shoots leftDAL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	11	13	5	29
DAL	8	8	12	28

In net

Jesper Wallstedt27/28 SV, .964

Jake Oettinger23/28 SV, .821

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	3	2	6
DAL	0	1	0	1

Who won: Wild 6-1

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 in West 1st Round Game 1 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The Wild lead the series 1-0. The Wild outscored the Stars 3-1 in the 2nd period. Matt Boldy led the Wild in goals (2). Jason Robertson led the Stars in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MINDAL

17Blocked Shots8

49Hits39

3Takeaways7

29Shots28

2Power Play Goals1

4Power Play Opportunities4

50.0Power Play Percentage25.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

29Faceoffs Won30

49.2Faceoff Win Percent50.8

8Giveaways14

5Total Penalties5

10Penalty Minutes10

Player of the game

Matt Boldy

MIN · 2 G, 1 A, 8 SOG

9.1

Deserved to win

38%

MIN · 2.04 xG

62%

DAL · 2.76 xG

Stars deserved better: 62% on chances, lost 1-6

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:37
Big hit on N. Lundkvist
Vladimir Tarasenko hit Nils Lundkvist
V. Tarasenko
P3 1:06
Big hit on J. Benn
Zach Bogosian hit Jamie Benn
Z. Bogosian
P3 1:13
Wrist shot on goal
Adam Erne Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
A. Erne
P3 1:34
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
M. Bourque
P3 1:45
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Jonas Brodin
J. Brodin
P3 1:49
Faceoff win vs M. Bourque
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
N. Foligno
P3 2:11
Snap shot on goal
Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
M. Bourque
P3 2:35
Shot blocked by J. Middleton
Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Jake Middleton
C. Blackwell
P3 2:42
Shot blocked by Z. Bogosian
Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
C. Blackwell
P3 3:08
Faceoff win vs D. Yurov
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Danila Yurov
C. Blackwell
GOALP3 3:08
Goal! Wrist shot
M. Boldy · 2 G, 1 A
Matt Boldy Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
MIN 6 - 1 DAL
P3 3:11
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen
P3 4:03
Face off
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Matt Duchene
P3 4:05
Tip-in shot on goal
Wyatt Johnston Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
W. Johnston · 1 A
P3 4:16
Wrist shot wide left
Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot Wide Left
M. Rantanen
P3 4:57
Shot
Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 5:17
Faceoff win vs M. McCarron
Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Michael McCarron
M. Rantanen
P3 5:17
FLAG
Penalty: holding
Nick Foligno Holding against Esa Lindell (2 min)
N. Foligno
P3 5:20
Tip-in shot on goal
Adam Erne Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
A. Erne
P3 5:55
Snap shot on goal
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
M. Heiskanen · 1 A
P3 6:01
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Brock Faber
B. Faber · 1 A
P3 6:04
Big hit on Q. Hughes
Justin Hryckowian hit Quinn Hughes
J. Hryckowian
P3 6:20
Big hit on M. McCarron
Lian Bichsel hit Michael McCarron
L. Bichsel
P3 6:31
Big hit on M. McCarron
Jamie Benn hit Michael McCarron
J. Benn