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

NHL

Wild

46-24-12, 104 PTS

6-1

Final

Stars

50-20-12, 112 PTS

American Airlines Center

TV: Sportsnet

On the ice

MIN shoots leftDAL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MIN	11	13	5	29
DAL	8	8	12	28

In net

Jesper Wallstedt27/28 SV, .964

Jake Oettinger23/28 SV, .821

Team	1	2	3	T
MIN	1	3	2	6
DAL	0	1	0	1

Who won: Wild 6-1

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-1 in West 1st Round Game 1 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The series is tied 2-2. The Wild outscored the Stars 3-1 in the 2nd period. Matt Boldy led the Wild in goals (2). Jason Robertson led the Stars 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

Wild1st in Western Conference

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

Stars1st in Western Conference

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

Starting goalies

Wild1st in Western Conference

Jesper Wallstedt G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Stars1st in Western Conference

Jake Oettinger 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: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX · Attendance 18,532
Officials: Jean Hebert (Referee), Gord Dwyer (Referee), Furman South (Referee), Jonny Murray (Linesman), Ben O'Quinn (Linesman), CJ Murray (Linesman)