Dallas StarsStars50-20-12
2FinalApr 30, 2026
Minnesota WildWild46-24-12
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Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
DAL+105
MIN−125
Puck line
DAL +1.5−245
MIN −1.5+200
Total O/U
Over 5.5−118
Under 5.5−102
- Puck line: Wild −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on Apr 30, 2026 to move to 46-24-12.
The go-ahead score came with 10:38 left in the third period: Quinn Hughes Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (3), Mats Zuccarello (4). The Wild have won 3 straight. Minnesota won the series 4-2.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MIN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
W: Wallstedt · L: Oettinger
Scoring plays
First Period
- MINGoal · 6:23Quinn Hughes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Foligno (1), Nico Sturm (2)0-1
Second Period
- DALGoal · 7:01Wyatt Johnston Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (6), Matt Duchene (7)1-1
- DALGoal · 16:08Mavrik Bourque Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (1), Ilya Lyubushkin (1)2-1
- MINGoal · 17:02Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Quinn Hughes (6)2-2
Third Period
- MINGoal · 10:38Quinn Hughes Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (3), Mats Zuccarello (4)2-3
- MINGoal · 18:29Matt Boldy Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none2-4
- MINGoal · 19:45Matt Boldy Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none2-5
Team stats
DALMIN
- Shots
- 23
- 21
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 41.7
- 58.3
- Hits
- 34
- 32
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 14
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 4
Top performers
Dallas StarsMinnesota Wild
Goals
Mavrik Bourque1
Quinn Hughes2
Assists
Michael Bunting1
Quinn Hughes1
Points
Mavrik Bourque1
Quinn Hughes3
Player stats
Stars · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back C | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 11:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:09 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Michael Bunting LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Matt Duchene C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 19:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Radek Faksa C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 2 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15:35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37.5 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen RW | 3 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 21:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 | 2 |
| Jason Robertson LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 13:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 25:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 28:01 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14:32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Petrovic D | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Stars · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger G | 3 | 19 | 16 | .842 | 57:30 | 0 |
Wild · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy LW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:08 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno LW | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Marcus Foligno LW | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 2 |
| Marcus Johansson LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Kaprizov LW | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Nico Sturm C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:01 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin C | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mats Zuccarello RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Brock Faber D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 29:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28:55 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jeff Petry D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Wild · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt G | 2 | 23 | 21 | .913 | 59:07 | 0 |
Three stars
- Quinn Hughes (MIN)
- Brock Faber (MIN)
- Jesper Wallstedt (MIN)
Game info
VenueGrand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN
Attendance19,273
OfficialsReferee: Chris Rooney · Linesman: Ryan Daisy · Referee: Peter MacDougall · Linesman: Kyle Flemington
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