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Minnesota Wild 4, Dallas Stars 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Minnesota Wild 4, Dallas Stars 2. Shots on goal: MIN 28, DAL 22. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MIN 1-1 DAL; P2 MIN 1-0 DAL; P3 MIN 2-1 DAL.

Scoring plays: P1 03:51 Mats Zuccarello (assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman) to make it MIN 1-0 DAL; P1 08:58 Miro Heiskanen (assists: Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene) to make it MIN 1-1 DAL; P2 19:28 Matt Boldy (assists: Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov) to make it MIN 2-1 DAL; P3 07:47 Michael McCarron (assists: Yakov Trenin, Vladimir Tarasenko) to make it MIN 3-1 DAL; P3 16:39 Jason Robertson (assists: Miro Heiskanen, Mikko Rantanen) to make it MIN 3-2 DAL; P3 18:00 Kirill Kaprizov (assists: Matt Boldy, Jake Middleton) to make it MIN 4-2 DAL. Top skaters: Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) 1 G, 2 A; Jason Robertson (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Miro Heiskanen (DAL) 1 G, 1 A; Matt Boldy (MIN) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Oettinger (DAL) 24 saves on 27, decision L; Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) 20 saves on 22, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:09 TOI
Goals · MIN
Matt Boldy
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 7 SOG · 20:27 TOI
Goaltending · MIN
Jesper Wallstedt
20 saves on 22 shots (.909) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MIN 2 largest lead P3 7:47 (MIN 3, DAL 1) · 2-0 run, P2 19:28–P3 7:47
DAL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:51 Mats Zuccarello (Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman) MIN · snap shot · MIN 1, DAL 0
  • P1 8:58 Miro Heiskanen (Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene) DAL · Power play · slap shot · MIN 1, DAL 1
  • P2 19:28 Matt Boldy (Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov) MIN · Power play · snap shot · MIN 2, DAL 1
  • P3 7:47 Michael McCarron (Yakov Trenin, Vladimir Tarasenko) MIN · snap shot · MIN 3, DAL 1
  • P3 16:39 Jason Robertson (Miro Heiskanen, Mikko Rantanen) DAL · Power play · snap shot · MIN 3, DAL 2
  • P3 18:00 Kirill Kaprizov (Matt Boldy, Jake Middleton) MIN · Empty net · backhand shot · MIN 4, DAL 2

Linescore

123 T
MIN 112 4
DAL 101 2

Shots on goal: MIN 28, DAL 22

Biggest Period

The Minnesota Wild scored 2 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MINDAL
28Shots on goal22
66Shot attempts54
28Faceoff wins26
24Hits20
26Blocked shots9
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways4
17Giveaways14
10Penalty minutes6
90.9%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MIN1015328
DAL561122

🎯 Shot Map

Minnesota Wild4 G · 38 attempts
Marcus Johansson: saved (snap)Brock Faber: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netKirill Kaprizov: saved (snap)Mats Zuccarello: goal (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (backhand)Quinn Hughes: saved (backhand)Yakov Trenin: saved (backhand)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (slap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (snap)Kirill Kaprizov: saved (backhand)Jonas Brodin: saved (slap)Yakov Trenin: missed the netRyan Hartman: saved (snap)Nick Foligno: saved (snap)Mats Zuccarello: saved (tip-in)Mats Zuccarello: missed the netMatt Boldy: saved (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (slap)Joel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Vladimir Tarasenko: saved (snap)Joel Eriksson Ek: missed the netJoel Eriksson Ek: saved (snap)Matt Boldy: saved (wrap-around)Matt Boldy: saved (wrist)Matt Boldy: goal (snap)Marcus Foligno: missed the netBrock Faber: saved (snap)Ryan Hartman: saved (snap)Quinn Hughes: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netRyan Hartman: missed the netMichael McCarron: goal (snap)Quinn Hughes: saved (wrist)Kirill Kaprizov: goal (backhand)Jake Middleton: missed the net
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 24Saved63% of attempts
  • 10Missed the net26% of attempts
Dallas Stars2 G · 43 attempts
Tyler Myers: missed the netArttu Hyry: missed the netOskar Bäck: missed the netMikko Rantanen: saved (wrist)Miro Heiskanen: goal (slap)Jamie Benn: saved (snap)Jason Robertson: saved (snap)Lian Bichsel: saved (snap)Colin Blackwell: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (wrist)Matt Duchene: missed the netTyler Myers: missed the netSam Steel: missed the netLian Bichsel: missed the netLian Bichsel: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (wrist)Thomas Harley: saved (slap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netSam Steel: missed the netMikko Rantanen: missed the netTyler Myers: saved (slap)Thomas Harley: saved (wrist)Mikko Rantanen: saved (backhand)Thomas Harley: missed the netMikko Rantanen: missed the netJason Robertson: saved (wrist)Jamie Benn: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netThomas Harley: saved (wrist)Mavrik Bourque: saved (wrap-around)Jamie Benn: saved (snap)Thomas Harley: saved (snap)Sam Steel: saved (wrist)Radek Faksa: saved (snap)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netMiro Heiskanen: saved (wrist)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netJason Robertson: goal (snap)Jamie Benn: missed the netJamie Benn: saved (wrist)Wyatt Johnston: missed the netMikko Rantanen: missed the netWyatt Johnston: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 20Saved47% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net49% 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
Kirill Kaprizov L 123+243018:09
Matt Boldy L 112070020:27
Mats Zuccarello R 101+120016:59
Michael McCarron C 101+110214:41
Quinn Hughes D 011020126:53
Jake Middleton D 011+201618:05
Ryan Hartman R 011+121115:09
Vladimir Tarasenko R 011+111012:04
Yakov Trenin C 011+117112:04
Brock Faber D 000+110226:10
Jared Spurgeon D 000+101521:29
Joel Eriksson Ek C 000041120:16
Zach Bogosian D 000-101216:04
Nick Foligno L 000012015:20
Marcus Johansson L 000013010:56
Marcus Foligno L 000003010:16
Bobby Brink R 000000309:44
Jonas Brodin D 000+110207:22
MIN goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jesper Wallstedt W 202290.9259:47
DAL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Miro Heiskanen D 112021128:22
Jason Robertson L 112051024:07
Mikko Rantanen R 011-123223:32
Matt Duchene C 011-100120:52
Wyatt Johnston C 000-100023:47
Thomas Harley D 000-140022:23
Esa Lindell D 000-101220:29
Mavrik Bourque C 000-113015:26
Justin Hryckowian C 000-101014:28
Tyler Myers D 000-210114:11
Jamie Benn L 000-141014:06
Lian Bichsel D 000012013:46
Sam Steel C 000-112113:35
Oskar Bäck C 000000012:46
Ilya Lyubushkin D 000001112:30
Radek Faksa C 000012011:16
Colin Blackwell C 000002008:37
Arttu Hyry R 000000003:34
DAL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Oettinger L 242788.9355:28

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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