Wild vs Stars

Final · Thu Apr 9 · 9:00 PM ET · American Airlines Center

Minnesota WildWild45-22-12

FinalApr 9, 2026

Dallas StarsStars47-20-12

StreamESPN+Hulu

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop

Moneyline

MIN+102

DAL−122

Puck line

MIN +1.5−238

DAL −1.5+195

Total O/U

Over 5.5−135

Under 5.5+114

Puck line: Wild +1.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).

Recap

The Dallas Stars edged the Minnesota Wild 5-4 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Apr 9, 2026 to move to 47-20-12.

The Stars came back from 2 goals down, trailing 3-1 in the second period. The go-ahead score came with 10:35 left in the third period: Jason Robertson Goal (42) Wrist Shot, assists: Esa Lindell (25). The Stars won despite being outshot 31-20.

Score by period

Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars, score by period
Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	2	2	0	4
DAL	1	2	2	5

W: Oettinger · L: Gustavsson

Scoring plays

First Period

DALGoal · 4:26Wyatt Johnston Goal (44) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Hryckowian (15), Mikko Rantanen (54)0-1
MINGoal · 13:02Quinn Hughes Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (37)1-1
MINGoal · 19:44Kirill Kaprizov Goal (44) Tip-In, assists: Matt Boldy (42), Mats Zuccarello (38)2-1

Second Period

MINGoal · 6:39Kirill Kaprizov Goal (45) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (43), Mats Zuccarello (39)3-1
DALGoal · 8:03Colin Blackwell Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Esa Lindell (24)3-2
DALGoal · 16:16Cameron Hughes Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Colin Blackwell (11), Oskar Bäck (7)3-3
MINGoal · 19:49Ryan Hartman Goal (23) Tip-In, assists: Jared Spurgeon (16), Quinn Hughes (69)4-3

Third Period

DALGoal · 4:28Mikko Rantanen Goal (22) Deflected, assists: Thomas Harley (29), Wyatt Johnston (40)4-4
DALGoal · 10:35Jason Robertson Goal (42) Wrist Shot, assists: Esa Lindell (25)4-5

Team stats

MINDAL

Shots: 31; 20
Power Play Goals: 3; 0
Faceoff Win Percent: 50.9; 49.1
Hits: 25; 18
Blocked Shots: 11; 13
Penalty Minutes: 12; 20

Top performers

Minnesota WildDallas Stars

Goals

Kirill Kaprizov2

Colin Blackwell1

Assists

Mats Zuccarello3

Esa Lindell2

Points

Mats Zuccarello3

Colin Blackwell2

Player stats

Wild · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Matt Boldy LW	0	2	0	-1	20:47	0	2	4	0.0	2
Joel Eriksson Ek C	1	1	0	-1	18:10	0	0	6	64.7	0
Nick Foligno LW	0	1	0	-3	10:08	0	0	0	0.0	6
Marcus Foligno LW	0	5	0	-3	10:39	0	0	2	0.0	0
Ryan Hartman RW	1	1	0	0	14:37	1	0	2	60.0	2
Marcus Johansson LW	0	3	0	-1	13:50	0	0	1	0.0	0
Kirill Kaprizov LW	0	3	1	0	23:00	2	0	4	0.0	0
Michael McCarron C	1	1	0	-2	9:55	0	0	1	83.3	0
Vladimir Tarasenko RW	2	0	0	0	14:55	0	0	3	0.0	0
Yakov Trenin C	1	5	1	0	12:53	0	0	3	0.0	0
Danila Yurov RW	0	0	0	-1	14:14	0	0	0	40.0	0
Mats Zuccarello RW	0	0	1	0	18:12	0	3	1	0.0	0

Wild · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	PIM
Jonas Brodin D	2	0	0	0	16:35	0	0	0	0
Brock Faber D	0	1	0	-2	24:38	0	0	1	0
Quinn Hughes D	1	0	2	-2	31:51	1	1	2	2
Jake Middleton D	1	1	0	-2	11:55	0	0	1	0
Jeff Petry D	0	0	0	-2	12:04	0	0	0	0
Jared Spurgeon D	1	1	0	0	17:22	0	1	0	0

Wild · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Filip Gustavsson G	5	20	15	.750	58:15	0

Stars · Forwards

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	G	A	S	FO%	PIM
Oskar Back C	0	0	0	2	13:24	0	1	1	50.0	0
Jamie Benn LW	1	2	0	-1	12:55	0	0	0	0.0	0
Colin Blackwell C	1	0	0	2	9:56	1	1	2	75.0	0
Mavrik Bourque C	0	4	0	1	17:00	0	0	2	50.0	0
Matt Duchene C	0	0	0	1	14:20	0	0	1	36.4	0
Adam Erne LW	0	1	0	-1	10:35	0	0	1	0.0	2
Justin Hryckowian C	0	0	1	2	17:24	0	1	0	66.7	0
Cameron Hughes C	0	1	0	2	8:57	1	0	1	0.0	0
Arttu Hyry RW	1	2	0	-1	15:10	0	0	1	42.9	0
Wyatt Johnston C	0	0	0	2	16:53	1	1	3	50.0	4
Mikko Rantanen RW	1	3	2	2	17:42	1	1	1	0.0	4
Jason Robertson LW	1	0	0	1	16:14	1	0	2	100.0	0

Stars · Defense

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	A	S	PIM
Lian Bichsel D	1	1	1	0	20:25	0	1	2
Thomas Harley D	0	1	0	2	25:17	1	1	2
Miro Heiskanen D	0	0	0	-1	5:45	0	0	0
Esa Lindell D	2	0	0	4	25:03	2	3	2
Ilya Lyubushkin D	3	1	0	1	20:08	0	0	0
Tyler Myers D	2	2	0	2	22:38	0	0	4

Stars · Goalies

Player	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI	PIM
Jake Oettinger G	4	31	27	.871	60:00	0

Three stars

Colin Blackwell (DAL)
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)
Jason Robertson (DAL)

Game info

VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Attendance18,532

OfficialsReferee: Eric Furlatt · Linesman: Dylan Blujus · Referee: TJ Luxmore · Linesman: Travis Toomey

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