Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars, West 1st Round Game 2

NHL

Wild

46-24-12, 104 PTS

2-4

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	12	10	8	30
DAL	9	7	16	32

In net

Jesper Wallstedt28/31 SV, .903

Jake Oettinger28/30 SV, .933

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

Who won: Stars 4-2

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 in West 1st Round Game 2 on Monday, April 20, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The series is tied 2-2. Wyatt Johnston led the Stars in goals (2). Brock Faber led the Wild in goals (2).

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Winner take all: Game 5 decides the series.

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Injuries and inactives

Wild1st in Western Conference

Brock Faber D
Skull, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Nico Sturm C
Upper Body
Out
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: Wes McCauley (Referee), Peter MacDougall (Referee), Brandon Blandina (Referee), Trent Knorr (Linesman), Tyson Baker (Linesman), Ben O'Quinn (Linesman)