Minnesota Wild 6, Dallas Stars 1: final score and stats
Minnesota Wild beat Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild 6 to Dallas Stars 1, on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild.
NHL · West 1st Round - Game 1Saturday, April 18, 2026
DateApr 18, 2026
Start time5:30 PM ET
VenueAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
TVESPN
Attendance18,532
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Wild | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Dallas Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Minnesota WildDallas Stars
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
46-24-12Record50-20-12
1st in Central DivisionStanding4th in Central Division
8-5Road record / home record6-4
WLWWWLast 5WLWWL
W1StreakW1
Team stats
Minnesota WildDallas Stars
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Minnesota Wild
Brock Faber D · Skull - Surgery
Injured ReserveFilip Gustavsson G · Hip - Surgery
Injured ReserveDallas Stars
Miro Heiskanen D · Upper Body
OutKyle Capobianco D · Leg
Injured ReserveOskar Back C · Finger - Fracture
Injured ReserveMatt Duchene C · Abdomen
Injured ReserveLuke Krys D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Minnesota Wild Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Boldy | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:50 | 4:42 | 2:18 | 10:50 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:05 | 4:42 | 2:19 | 12:04 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 9:39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marcus Foligno | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | 0:00 | 3:23 | 9:40 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hartman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:05 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 15:11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 11:00 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:58 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 13:18 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:45 | 0:00 | 4:00 | 8:45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladimir Tarasenko | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yakov Trenin | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 12:48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danila Yurov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 10:14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mats Zuccarello | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:41 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 12:22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Bogosian | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 12:33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Brodin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:35 | 0:11 | 1:55 | 17:29 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Brock Faber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24:35 | 0:38 | 5:08 | 18:49 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:30 | 5:08 | 0:09 | 19:13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Middleton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 4:40 | 10:49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Spurgeon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | 1:14 | 1:48 | 15:38 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Wild Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .964 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Back | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 7:48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Benn | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 11:55 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 10:27 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Blackwell | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 8:25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mavrik Bourque | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 15:29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Duchene | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:07 | 6:41 | 0:00 | 13:26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Erne | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:07 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Faksa | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:17 | 0:00 | 2:31 | 8:46 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hryckowian | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:23 | 1:30 | 11:07 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Johnston | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 21:44 | 6:38 | 0:23 | 14:43 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikko Rantanen | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 21:22 | 6:34 | 0:00 | 14:48 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Jason Robertson | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:56 | 6:41 | 0:00 | 13:15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Steel | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 13:44 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lian Bichsel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Harley | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 19:40 | 0:23 | 1:42 | 17:35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miro Heiskanen | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23:55 | 6:41 | 4:02 | 13:12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Esa Lindell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:18 | 0:23 | 4:14 | 16:41 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nils Lundkvist | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:55 | 0:03 | 0:11 | 17:41 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Myers | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 13:41 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Dallas Stars Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Oettinger | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .821 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 58:34 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 2-2
Apr 9, 2026MIN 4, DAL 5
Mar 21, 2026DAL 1, MIN 2
Dec 11, 2025DAL 2, MIN 5
Oct 14, 2025MIN 2, DAL 5
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars?
Minnesota Wild won, 6-1, on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
What was the final score of Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars?
Minnesota Wild 6, Dallas Stars 1.
Who were the top performers?
Minnesota Wild: Matt Boldy (2 goals). Dallas Stars: Jason Robertson (1 goals).
Where is Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars played?
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX.
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