Minnesota WildWild46-24-12
2FinalApr 20, 2026
Dallas StarsStars50-20-12
4TVESPNFanDuel SN NorthFanDuel SN WIStreamVictory+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MIN+120
DAL−142
Puck line
MIN +1.5−225
DAL −1.5+185
Total O/U
Over 5.5−130
Under 5.5+110
- Puck line: Stars −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Apr 20, 2026 to move to 50-20-12.
Minnesota and Dallas are tied 1-1 in the series. The Stars scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DAL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
W: Oettinger · L: Wallstedt
Scoring plays
First Period
- DALGoal · 8:58Wyatt Johnston Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Nils Lundkvist (1), Oskar Bäck (1)0-1
- MINGoal · 11:33Brock Faber Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (2), Kirill Kaprizov (3)1-1
Second Period
- DALGoal · 4:02Matt Duchene Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (1), Miro Heiskanen (2)1-2
Third Period
- DALGoal · 7:09Jason Robertson Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Nils Lundkvist (2), Matt Duchene (1)1-3
- MINGoal · 9:47Brock Faber Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (2), Quinn Hughes (3)2-3
- DALGoal · 19:10Wyatt Johnston Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Justin Hryckowian (1), Esa Lindell (1)2-4
Team stats
MINDAL
- Shots
- 30
- 32
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 54.8
- 45.2
- Hits
- 35
- 27
- Blocked Shots
- 16
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 16
- 14
Top performers
Minnesota WildDallas Stars
Goals
Brock Faber2
Wyatt Johnston2
Assists
Quinn Hughes2
Nils Lundkvist2
Points
Brock Faber2
Wyatt Johnston2
Player stats
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bobby Brink RW | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 12:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21:35 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 52.9 | 2 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60.0 | 2 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60.0 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24:43 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:01 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov RW | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 4 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 17:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:42 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28:35 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 3 | 31 | 28 | .903 | 59:04 | 0 |
Stars · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn LW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 2 |
| Radek Faksa C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Arttu Hyry RW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:21 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27.3 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Jason Robertson LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:36 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
Stars · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 26:06 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Esa Lindell D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger G | 2 | 30 | 28 | .933 | 60:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jake Oettinger (DAL)
- Matt Duchene (DAL)
- Brock Faber (MIN)
Game info
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Attendance18,532
OfficialsReferee: Wes McCauley · Linesman: Trent Knorr · Referee: Peter MacDougall · Linesman: Tyson Baker
TVESPN · nationalFanDuel SN North · localFanDuel SN WI · local
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