Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars, West 1st Round Game 5

NHL

Wild

46-24-12, 104 PTS

4-2

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	10	15	3	28
DAL	5	6	11	22

In net

Jesper Wallstedt20/22 SV, .909

Jake Oettinger24/27 SV, .889

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

Who won: Wild 4-2

The Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 in West 1st Round Game 5 on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at American Airlines Center. The series is tied 2-2. Kirill Kaprizov led the Wild in goals (1). Miro Heiskanen 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

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: Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), TJ Luxmore (Referee), Trevor Hanson (Referee), David Brisebois (Linesman), Bevan Mills (Linesman), Ben O'Quinn (Linesman)