MIN 1–2 DAL

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

Minnesota Wild

MIN · 1-2-1

1–2

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Dallas Stars

DAL · 4-0-0

1ST2ND3RDT MIN 0717013127 DAL 171902218 goals · shots on goal

Meeting 2 this season — the Wild trail the season series 0–2

MIN 1-2-1 · DAL 4-0-0 · Meeting 2 this season — the Wild trail the season series 0–2

Wild fell to the Stars

Chances were even (1.9 to 2.0 expected goals); the Wild lost 1–2. 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: 1.9 expected goals to 2.0, on 27 and 18 shots on goal.

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

0

1

2

1st 0.5 · 0.8

2nd 0.9 · 0.9

3rd 0.5 · 0.4

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Wild win 48.

MIN 48%DAL 52%

Goals and penalties

3 goals · 10 penalties

← Wild shoot this way Stars 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

0–1 ▶ 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

1–2 ▶ 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

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.

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.

Team MINDAL

Shots on goal

27

18

Expected goals

1.9

2.0

Hits

25

18

Blocks

14

18

Faceoffs

46%

54%

Power play

0/4

0/4

Penalty minutes

10

10

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

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

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