DAL 2–1 MIN

Final · W

Stars/Schedule/Recap Fri, Sep 25, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Dallas Stars

DAL · 4-0-0

2–1

FinalW

Minnesota Wild

MIN · 1-2-1

1ST2ND3RDT DAL 171902218 MIN 0717013127 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the Stars lead the season series 2–0

DAL 4-0-0 · MIN 1-2-1 · Meeting 2 this season — the Stars lead the season series 2–0

Stars beat the Wild

Chances were even (2.0 to 1.9 expected goals); the Stars won 2–1. Casey DeSmith stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starThomas Harley

DAL · D · #55 1 G · 0 A · 1 P

Who had the better chances

Chances were close: 2.0 expected goals to 1.9, on 18 and 27 shots on goal.

DAL 2.0 xG · 18 shots MIN 1.9 xG · 27 shots

0

1

2

1st 0.8 · 0.5

2nd 0.9 · 0.9

3rd 0.4 · 0.5

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Stars win 52.

DAL 52%MIN 48%

Goals and penalties

3 goals · 10 penalties

← Stars shoot this way Wild shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

03:57

Tyler Myers· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

1

09:18

Radek Faksa

Oskar Bäck, Joel Kiviranta · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in

1–0 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

15:09

Mikko Rantanen· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

18:06

Nick Foligno· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

2

01:54

Joel Eriksson Ek

Blake Coleman, Matt Boldy · wrist shot, a great chance (41%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

14:43

Marcus Foligno· Interference

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

16:26

Yakov Trenin· High-sticking

Killed

2 min
Minor

3

18:38

Thomas Harley GWG

Mikko Rantanen, Jamie Benn · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

3rd period

PEN

02:58

Nils Lundkvist· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

13:51

Michael McCarron· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

18:44

Matt Boldy· Minor

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

18:44

Thomas Harley· Minor

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

19:08

Tyler Seguin· Minor

Killed

2 min
Minor

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Thomas Harley

DAL · D · #55 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A ★ 2nd star

Mikko Rantanen

DAL · RW · #96 0 G · 1 A · 1 P0G 1A ★ 3rd star

Joel Eriksson Ek

MIN · C · #14 1 G · 0 A · 1 P1G 0A

Goaltending

Casey DeSmith

DAL

+1.3

vs expected

26/27 saves · 1 GA · 2.3 xGA Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Jesper Wallstedt

MIN

−0.5

vs expected

16/18 saves · 2 GA · 1.5 xGA Allowed 0.5 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team DALMIN

Shots on goal

18

27

Expected goals

2.0

1.9

Hits

18

25

Blocks

18

14

Faceoffs

54%

46%

Power play

0/4

0/4

Penalty minutes

10

10

The Stars went 0-for-4 on the power play and killed all 4 Wild power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
53W. JohnstonW. JohnstonC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	20:39	20	56%	0	1	0	0.1
96Mikko RantanenM. RantanenRW	0	1	1	−1	2	0	3	0	20:35	19	100%	0	1	0	0.0
21J. RobertsonJ. RobertsonLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19:29	18	—	0	2	0	0.7
24R. HintzR. HintzC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	17:50	21	50%	0	1	1	0.2
49J. HryckowianJ. HryckowianC	0	0	0	0	17	0	4	0	15:03	20	100%	0	1	0	0.0
91Tyler SeguinT. SeguinC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	13:57	20	29%	0	0	0	0.0
18S. SteelS. SteelC	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	12:59	17	—	0	0	0	0.2
14Jamie BennJ. BennLW	0	1	1	+1	5	0	2	0	12:41	17	—	0	2	0	0.0
12Radek FaksaR. FaksaC	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	11:57	18	58%	0	0	0	0.0
25A. HyryA. HyryRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11:47	16	67%	0	1	1	0.0
10Oskar BäckO. BäckC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	11:39	17	50%	0	0	0	0.0
22Joel KivirantaJ. KivirantaLW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	10:54	16	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
4M. HeiskanenM. HeiskanenD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	25:35	23	—	0	2	0	0.1
55Thomas HarleyT. HarleyD	1	0	1	+1	15	3	1	1	21:56	23	—	0	1	0	0.1
23E. LindellE. LindellD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	0	4	19:09	22	—	0	3	1	0.0
5Nils LundkvistN. LundkvistD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	16:59	20	—	0	1	0	0.6
6L. BichselL. BichselD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	15:10	19	—	0	1	1	0.0
57Tyler MyersT. MyersD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	14:49	19	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
1Casey DeSmithC. DeSmithG	26	27	1	.963	23/24	3/3	0/0	60:00		+1.3

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
12Matt BoldyM. BoldyLW	0	1	1	+1	15	2	1	1	20:54	18	—	0	1	1	0.1
14Joel Eriksson EkJ. Eriksson EkC	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	19:19	18	47%	0	1	1	0.6
97K. KaprizovK. KaprizovLW	0	0	0	−1	0	2	1	0	17:24	17	50%	0	4	0	0.2
20Blake ColemanB. ColemanLW	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	17:14	18	100%	0	1	0	0.2
38R. HartmanR. HartmanRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16:37	17	40%	0	0	0	0.2
49M. ShabanovM. ShabanovRW	0	0	0	−1	0	4	2	0	14:14	14	—	0	2	0	0.2
10B. BrinkB. BrinkRW	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	13:28	15	—	0	1	1	0.1
47Michael McCarronM. McCarronC	0	0	0	0	17	1	3	2	12:39	17	55%	0	0	0	0.0
13Yakov TreninY. TreninC	0	0	0	−1	2	2	2	1	12:36	14	—	0	0	0	0.0
22D. YurovD. YurovRW	0	0	0	−2	0	2	2	0	12:33	15	36%	0	0	0	0.0
71Nick FolignoN. FolignoLW	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	12:03	16	60%	0	2	0	0.0
17Marcus FolignoM. FolignoLW	0	0	0	0	7	1	6	0	10:49	14	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
43Q. HughesQ. HughesD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23:44	19	—	0	2	1	0.1
3O. MaattaO. MaattaD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	20:16	21	—	0	2	1	0.0
25J. BrodinJ. BrodinD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	1	19:54	22	—	0	1	0	0.0
46J. SpurgeonJ. SpurgeonD	0	0	0	−2	0	3	1	4	19:34	21	—	0	1	1	0.0
24Z. BogosianZ. BogosianD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	16:10	19	—	0	1	0	0.0
7B. FaberB. FaberD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14:27	15	—	0	1	0	0.3

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
30Jesper WallstedtJ. WallstedtG	16	18	2	.889	13/15	2/2	1/1	58:05		−0.5

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