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Minnesota Wild 4, Dallas Stars 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 4, Dallas Stars 5. Shots on goal: MIN 31, DAL 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 2-1 DAL; P2 MIN 2-2 DAL; P3 MIN 0-2 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:26 Wyatt Johnston (assists: Justin Hryckowian, Mikko Rantanen) to make it MIN 0-1 DAL; P1 13:02 Quinn Hughes (assists: Mats Zuccarello) to make it MIN 1-1 DAL; P1 19:44 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello) to make it MIN 2-1 DAL; P2 06:39 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello) to make it MIN 3-1 DAL; P2 08:03 Colin Blackwell (assists: Esa Lindell) to make it MIN 3-2 DAL; P2 16:16 Cameron Hughes (assists: Colin Blackwell, Oskar Bäck) to make it MIN 3-3 DAL; P2 19:49 Ryan Hartman (assists: Jared Spurgeon, Quinn Hughes) to make it MIN 4-3 DAL; P3 04:28 Mikko Rantanen (assists: Thomas Harley, Wyatt Johnston) to make it MIN 4-4 DAL; P3 10:35 Jason Robertson (assists: Esa Lindell) to make it MIN 4-5 DAL. Top skaters: Mats Zuccarello (MIN) 0 G, 3 A; Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 2 G, 0 A; Colin Blackwell (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Mikko Rantanen (DAL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Filip Gustavsson (MIN) 15 saves on 20, decision L; Jake Oettinger (DAL) 27 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Mats Zuccarello
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG · 18:12 TOI
Goals · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 23:00 TOI
Goaltending · DAL
Jake Oettinger
27 saves on 31 shots (.871) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MIN 2 largest lead P2 6:39 (MIN 3, DAL 1) · 3-0 run, P1 13:02–P2 6:39
DAL 1 largest lead P1 4:26 (MIN 0, DAL 1) · 2-0 run, P2 8:03–P2 16:16
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:26 Wyatt Johnston (Justin Hryckowian, Mikko Rantanen) DAL · snap shot · MIN 0, DAL 1
  • P1 13:02 Quinn Hughes (Mats Zuccarello) MIN · snap shot · MIN 1, DAL 1
  • P1 19:44 Kirill Kaprizov (Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello) MIN · Power play · tip-in shot · MIN 2, DAL 1
  • P2 6:39 Kirill Kaprizov (Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MIN 3, DAL 1
  • P2 8:03 Colin Blackwell (Esa Lindell) DAL · snap shot · MIN 3, DAL 2
  • P2 16:16 Cameron Hughes (Colin Blackwell, Oskar Bäck) DAL · snap shot · MIN 3, DAL 3
  • P2 19:49 Ryan Hartman (Jared Spurgeon, Quinn Hughes) MIN · Power play · tip-in shot · MIN 4, DAL 3
  • P3 4:28 Mikko Rantanen (Thomas Harley, Wyatt Johnston) DAL · deflected shot · MIN 4, DAL 4
  • P3 10:35 Jason Robertson (Esa Lindell) DAL · wrist shot · MIN 4, DAL 5

Linescore

123 T
MIN 220 4
DAL 122 5

Shots on goal: MIN 31, DAL 20

📋 Team Stats

MINDAL
31Shots on goal20
55Shot attempts46
29Faceoff wins28
25Hits18
11Blocked shots13
3Power-play goals0
5Takeaways4
8Giveaways12
12Penalty minutes20
75.0%Save %87.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN814931
DAL410620

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild4 G · 44 attempts
Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (slap)Yakov Trenin: saved (snap)Marcus Foligno: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Brock Faber: missed the netVladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: goal (snap)Yakov Trenin: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: goal (tip-in)Brock Faber: missed the netQuinn Hughes: missed the netMichael McCarron: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: missed the netYakov Trenin: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (slap)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: missed the netMarcus Foligno: saved (tip-in)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (wrap-around)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (slap)Jake Middleton: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (wrist)Ryan Hartman: goal (tip-in)Matt Boldy: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Marcus Foligno: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Jake Middleton: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (backhand)Vladimir Tarasenko: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (slap)Marcus Johansson: saved (snap)Michael McCarron: missed the netMats Zuccarello: saved (wrist)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 27Saved61% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net30% of attempts
Dallas Stars5 G · 30 attempts
Wyatt Johnston: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: goal (snap)Mavrik Bourque: saved (snap)Colin Blackwell: missed the netColin Blackwell: missed the netTyler Myers: missed the netAdam Erne: saved (backhand)Jamie Benn: missed the netThomas Harley: missed the netWyatt Johnston: saved (backhand)Esa Lindell: saved (wrist)Mikko Rantanen: missed the netColin Blackwell: goal (snap)Lian Bichsel: saved (wrist)Matt Duchene: saved (backhand)Mavrik Bourque: saved (tip-in)Colin Blackwell: missed the netCameron Hughes: goal (snap)Arttu Hyry: saved (snap)Esa Lindell: saved (wrist)Esa Lindell: saved (snap)Thomas Harley: saved (wrist)Jason Robertson: missed the netColin Blackwell: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (slap)Mikko Rantanen: goal (deflected)Lian Bichsel: missed the netOskar Bäck: missed the netJason Robertson: goal (wrist)Oskar Bäck: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals17% of attempts
  • 15Saved50% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net33% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MIN skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mats Zuccarello R 033010018:12
Kirill Kaprizov L 202043023:00
Quinn Hughes D 112-220131:51
Matt Boldy L 022-142020:47
Ryan Hartman R 101021114:37
Jared Spurgeon D 011-101117:23
Brock Faber D 000-211024:38
Joel Eriksson Ek C 000-161118:10
Jonas Brodin D 000000216:35
Vladimir Tarasenko R 000030214:55
Danila Yurov R 000-100014:14
Marcus Johansson L 000-113013:50
Yakov Trenin C 000035112:53
Jeff Petry D 000-200012:04
Jake Middleton D 000-211111:55
Marcus Foligno L 000-325010:39
Nick Foligno L 000-201010:07
Michael McCarron C 000-211109:55
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Filip Gustavsson L 152075.0558:15
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mikko Rantanen R 112+213117:42
Wyatt Johnston C 112+230016:53
Colin Blackwell C 112+220109:56
Esa Lindell D 022+430225:03
Jason Robertson L 101+120116:14
Cameron Hughes C 101+211008:57
Thomas Harley D 011+211025:17
Justin Hryckowian C 011+200017:24
Oskar Bäck C 011+210013:24
Tyler Myers D 000+202222:38
Lian Bichsel D 000011120:25
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000+101320:08
Mavrik Bourque C 000+124017:00
Arttu Hyry R 000-112115:10
Matt Duchene C 000+110014:20
Jamie Benn L 000-102112:55
Adam Erne L 000-111010:35
Miro Heiskanen D 000-100005:45
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger W 273187.1460:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MIN 2 – 2 DAL
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After this game
Minnesota Wild 45-22-12 L1 L10 6-4-0 Next game recap: @ NSH · Sat, Apr 11
Dallas Stars 47-20-12 W2 L10 4-5-1 Next game recap: vs NYR · Sat, Apr 11

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