Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild, West 1st Round Game 6

NHLWest 1st Round · Game 6 · MIN wins series 4-2

Stars

2-4 in series

2-5

Final

Wild

4-2 in series

Grand Casino Arena

On the ice

DAL shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
DAL	4	10	9	23
MIN	7	6	8	21

In net

Jake Oettinger16/19 SV, .842

Jesper Wallstedt21/23 SV, .913

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

Who won: Wild 5-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 in West 1st Round Game 6 on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena. The Wild win the series 4-2. The Wild outscored the Stars 3-0 in the 3rd period. Quinn Hughes led the Wild in goals (2). Mavrik Bourque led the Stars in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

DALMIN

14Blocked Shots14

34Hits32

3Takeaways4

23Shots21

1Power Play Goals0

2Power Play Opportunities3

50.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

25Faceoffs Won35

41.7Faceoff Win Percent58.3

9Giveaways10

3Total Penalties2

6Penalty Minutes4

Player of the game

Quinn Hughes

MIN · 2 G, 1 A, 3 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

50%

DAL · 2.14 xG

51%

MIN · 2.15 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

End of the 3rd period
P3 0:15
Faceoff win vs N. Foligno
Radek Faksa faceoff won against Nick Foligno
R. Faksa
GOALP3 0:15
Goal! Wrist shot
M. Boldy · 2 G
Matt Boldy Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
DAL 2 - 5 MIN
P3 0:24
Tip-in shot on goal
Mavrik Bourque Tip-In saved by Jesper Wallstedt
M. Bourque · 1 G
P3 0:27
Wrist shot on goal
Thomas Harley Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
T. Harley
P3 0:55
Shot blocked by T. Harley
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Thomas Harley
M. Boldy · 2 G
P3 1:14
Faceoff win vs M. Bourque
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 1:31
Faceoff win vs J. Hryckowian
Michael McCarron faceoff won against Justin Hryckowian
M. McCarron
GOALP3 1:31
Goal! Wrist shot
M. Boldy · 2 G
Matt Boldy Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
DAL 2 - 4 MIN
P3 2:00
Shot blocked by J. Robertson
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Jason Robertson
K. Kaprizov
P3 2:16
Face off
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 2:20
Wrist shot on goal
Wyatt Johnston Wrist Shot saved by Jesper Wallstedt
W. Johnston · 1 G
P3 2:26
Big hit on J. Eriksson Ek
Jamie Benn hit Joel Eriksson Ek
J. Benn
P3 3:18
Wrist shot above crossbar
Michael Bunting Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
M. Bunting · 1 A
P3 3:32
Shot blocked by M. Boldy
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Matt Boldy
T. Harley
P3 3:36
Faceoff win vs J. Eriksson Ek
Justin Hryckowian faceoff won against Joel Eriksson Ek
J. Hryckowian
P3 3:58
Snap shot wide left
Kirill Kaprizov Snap Shot Wide Left
K. Kaprizov
P3 4:05
Faceoff win vs W. Johnston
Joel Eriksson Ek faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
J. Eriksson Ek
P3 4:16
Wrist shot wide left
Miro Heiskanen Wrist Shot Wide Left
M. Heiskanen
P3 4:31
Big hit on J. Spurgeon
Mikko Rantanen hit Jared Spurgeon
M. Rantanen · 1 A
P3 4:47
Shot blocked by M. McCarron
Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Michael McCarron
M. Heiskanen
P3 5:56
Big hit on J. Benn
Marcus Foligno hit Jamie Benn
M. Foligno · 1 A
P3 5:58
Big hit on N. Sturm
Alexander Petrovic hit Nico Sturm
A. Petrovic
P3 6:11
Big hit on L. Bichsel
Nick Foligno hit Lian Bichsel
N. Foligno
P3 6:33
Shot blocked by J. Eriksson Ek
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
T. Harley