Minnesota WildWild46-24-12
4FinalApr 28, 2026
Dallas StarsStars50-20-12
2TVESPN2FanDuel SN NorthFanDuel SN WIStreamVictory+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MIN+105
DAL−125
Puck line
MIN +1.5−238
DAL −1.5+195
Total O/U
Over 5.5−122
Under 5.5+102
- Puck line: Wild +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (6 goals).
Recap
The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Apr 28, 2026 to move to 46-24-12.
Minnesota leads the series 3-2.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| DAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
W: Wallstedt · L: Oettinger
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 3:51Mats Zuccarello Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (6), Ryan Hartman (3)1-0
- DALGoal · 8:58Miro Heiskanen Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (3), Matt Duchene (6)1-1
Second Period
- MINGoal · 19:28Matt Boldy Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (5), Kirill Kaprizov (7)2-1
Third Period
- MINGoal · 7:47Michael McCarron Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Yakov Trenin (1), Vladimir Tarasenko (1)3-1
- DALGoal · 16:39Jason Robertson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (4), Mikko Rantanen (5)3-2
- MINGoal · 18:00Kirill Kaprizov Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Matt Boldy (3), Jake Middleton (1)4-2
Team stats
MINDAL
- Shots
- 28
- 22
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 51.9
- 48.1
- Hits
- 24
- 20
- Blocked Shots
- 26
- 9
- Penalty Minutes
- 10
- 8
Top performers
Minnesota WildDallas Stars
Goals
Kirill Kaprizov1
Miro Heiskanen1
Assists
Kirill Kaprizov2
Miro Heiskanen1
Points
Kirill Kaprizov3
Miro Heiskanen2
Player stats
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Bobby Brink RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:09 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63.6 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18:09 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:59 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 2 | 22 | 20 | .909 | 59:47 | 0 |
Stars · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Arttu Hyry RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen RW | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jason Robertson LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel C | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Thomas Harley D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Stars · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger G | 3 | 27 | 24 | .889 | 55:28 | 0 |
Three stars
- Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)
- Matt Boldy (MIN)
- Jason Robertson (DAL)
Game info
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Attendance18,532
OfficialsLinesman: David Brisebois · Referee: Frederick L'Ecuyer · Referee: TJ Luxmore · Referee: Trevor Hanson
TVESPN2 · nationalFanDuel SN North · localFanDuel SN WI · local
Last and next games
Wild
Stars
- Last game: L 2-3 at MINSat Apr 25
- Next game: L 2-5 at MINThu Apr 30
- W 4-3 at MINWed Apr 22
- W 4-2 vs MINMon Apr 20
- L 1-6 vs MINSat Apr 18
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