Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild, West 1st Round Game 3

NHL

Stars

50-20-12, 112 PTS

4-3

Final/2OT

Wild

46-24-12, 104 PTS

Grand Casino Arena

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

DAL shoots leftMIN shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
DAL	9	9	9	2	7	36
MIN	9	6	7	8	2	32

In net

Jake Oettinger29/32 SV, .906

Jesper Wallstedt32/36 SV, .889

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
DAL	2	0	1	0	1	4
MIN	1	2	0	0	0	3

Who won: Stars 4-3

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 in overtime in West 1st Round Game 3 on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena. The series is tied 2-2. Matt Duchene led the Stars in goals (1). Joel Eriksson Ek led the Wild in goals (1).

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What it means

Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

Stars1st in Western Conference

Matt Duchene C
Abdomen
Injured Reserve
Cameron Hughes C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Harrison Scott C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Luke Krys D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Wild1st in Western Conference

Nick Foligno LW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Brock Faber D
Skull, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Filip Gustavsson G
Hip, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Marcus Foligno LW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Stars1st in Western Conference

Jake Oettinger G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Wild1st in Western Conference

Jesper Wallstedt G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Stars 5, Wild 4 (Apr 9)

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Game info

Venue: Grand Casino Arena, Saint Paul, MN · Attendance 19,244
Officials: Gord Dwyer (Referee), TJ Luxmore (Referee), Pierre Lambert (Referee), Ryan Gibbons (Linesman), Libor Suchanek (Linesman)