Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars, West 1st Round Game 5

NHLWest 1st Round · Game 5 · MIN leads series 3-2

Wild

3-2 in series

4-2

Final

Stars

2-3 in series

American Airlines Center

On the ice

MIN shoots leftDAL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	10	15	3	28
DAL	5	6	11	22

In net

Jesper Wallstedt20/22 SV, .909

Jake Oettinger24/27 SV, .889

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

Who won: Wild 4-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 in West 1st Round Game 5 on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The Wild lead the series 3-2. Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild in goals (1). Miro Heiskanen led the Stars in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MINDAL

26Blocked Shots9

24Hits20

3Takeaways4

28Shots22

1Power Play Goals1

3Power Play Opportunities4

33.3Power Play Percentage25.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

28Faceoffs Won26

51.9Faceoff Win Percent48.1

17Giveaways14

5Total Penalties4

10Penalty Minutes8

Player of the game

Kirill Kaprizov

MIN · 1 G, 2 A, 4 SOG

8.6

Deserved to win

46%

MIN · 2.36 xG

54%

DAL · 2.52 xG

Stars deserved better: 54% on chances, lost 2-4

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:03
Tip-in wide right
Wyatt Johnston Tip-In Wide Right
W. Johnston
P3 0:07
Snap shot wide left
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Left
M. Rantanen · 1 A
P3 0:14
Snap shot wide left
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot Wide Left
W. Johnston
P3 0:22
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian
Z. Bogosian
P3 0:23
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen · 1 G, 1 A
P3 0:25
Big hit on M. Rantanen
Zach Bogosian hit Mikko Rantanen
Z. Bogosian
P3 0:43
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Matt Duchene
M. Duchene · 1 A
P3 0:59
Wrist shot wide left
Jake Middleton Wrist Shot Wide Left
J. Middleton · 1 A
P3 1:18
Shot blocked by J. Middleton
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Jake Middleton
M. Rantanen · 1 A
P3 1:23
Faceoff win vs M. McCarron
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Michael McCarron
W. Johnston
P3 1:23
FLAG
Penalty: slashing
Jared Spurgeon Slashing against Matt Duchene (2 min)
J. Spurgeon
P3 1:32
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
W. Johnston
P3 1:34
Shot blocked by J. Middleton
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Jake Middleton
T. Harley
P3 2:00
Faceoff win vs N. Foligno
Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Nick Foligno
M. Bourque
GOALP3 2:00
Goal! Backhand
K. Kaprizov · 1 G, 2 A
Kirill Kaprizov Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Matt Boldy (3), Jake Middleton (1)
MIN 4 - 2 DAL
P3 2:05
Big hit on M. Boldy
Mikko Rantanen hit Matt Boldy
M. Rantanen · 1 A
P3 2:46
Faceoff win vs N. Foligno
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nick Foligno
W. Johnston
P3 2:49
Wrist shot on goal
Jamie Benn Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
J. Benn
P3 2:58
Tip-in wide right
Jamie Benn Tip-In Wide Right
J. Benn
P3 3:21
Faceoff win vs M. Bourque
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
J. Eriksson Ek
GOALP3 3:21
Goal! Snap shot
J. Robertson · 1 G, 1 A
Jason Robertson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (4), Mikko Rantanen (5)
MIN 3 - 2 DAL
P3 4:07
Missed
Wyatt Johnston Tip-In Wide Left
P3 4:34
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen · 1 A
P3 4:55
Faceoff win vs M. Duchene
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Matt Duchene
M. McCarron · 1 G