DAL 5–4 MIN Final · W
Stars/Schedule/Recap Thu, Apr 9, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Dallas Stars
DAL · 47-20-12
5–4
FinalW
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 45-22-12
1ST2ND3RDT DAL 1421026520 MIN 2821409431 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 4 this season — the season series is tied 2–2
DAL 47-20-12 · MIN 45-22-12 · Meeting 4 this season — the season series is tied 2–2

Stars beat the Wild

Down 1–3 in the 2nd period, the Stars erased the deficit with four unanswered goals — Rantanen's equalizer — and won 5–4. Filip Gustavsson allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 2.7 expected goals to 1.5, on 31 and 20 shots on goal.

DAL 1.5 xG · 20 shots MIN 2.7 xG · 31 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.4 · 0.7
2nd 0.8 · 1.4
3rd 0.3 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 28.
DAL 28%MIN 72%

Goals and penalties

9 goals · 16 penalties
← Stars shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Justin Hryckowian, Mikko Rantanen · snap shot, a good chance (20%)
1–0
2
13:02 Quinn Hughes
Mats Zuccarello · snap shot, a good chance (17%)
1–1
PEN
19:30 Wyatt Johnston· Tripping
Kaprizov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
19:44 Kirill Kaprizov PP
Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello · Power play (Johnston, tripping) · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
1–2
2nd period
PEN
03:14 Nick Foligno· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
03:14 Lian Bichsel· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
06:23 Esa Lindell· Roughing
Kaprizov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
06:39 Kirill Kaprizov PP
Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello · Power play (Lindell, roughing) · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (50%)
1–3
5
Esa Lindell · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
2–3
PEN
08:03 Nick Foligno· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:03 Nick Foligno· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:03 Tyler Myers· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:57 Wyatt Johnston· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
Colin Blackwell, Oskar Bäck · snap shot, a great chance (25%)
3–3
PEN
18:05 Tyler Myers· Holding
Hartman scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
7
19:49 Ryan Hartman PP
Jared Spurgeon, Quinn Hughes · Power play (Myers, holding) · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (4%) that found a way in
3–4
3rd period
8
Thomas Harley, Wyatt Johnston · deflected shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4–4
9
10:35 Jason Robertson GWG
Esa Lindell · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
5–4
PEN
12:08 Ryan Hartman· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:08 Adam Erne· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
17:30 Mikko Rantanen· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:45 Quinn Hughes· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:45 Mikko Rantanen· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:45 Thomas Harley· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:45 Matt Boldy· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
Goaltending
−0.6
vs expected
27/31 saves · 4 GA · 3.4 xGA Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−3.0
vs expected
15/20 saves · 5 GA · 2.0 xGA Allowed 3.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team DALMIN
Shots on goal
20
31
Expected goals
1.5
2.7
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
49%
51%
Power play
0/0
3/5
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Stars allowed 3 on 5 Wild power plays.