Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
· National Hockey LeagueJake Oettinger stops 32 shots, Stars score twice in a minute to beat Wild 3-0
Oettinger, who grew up about 20 miles south of the Twin Cities in Lakeville, Minnesota, is 7-0-2 in regular-season play against the Wild and has an eight-game home winning streak beginning in late January.
Johnston deflected a shot from the blue line by Thomas Harley for a power-play goal at 15:01 of the second. Duchene also scored through a screen, from the right circle at 15:59.
Mason Marchment added an empty-net goal in the final minute.
Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves for the Wild. Gustavsson allowed only two goals last week going 3-0-0 to be selected the NHL’s First Star of the Week.
Roope Hintz had two assists.
The Wild had a three-game winning streak snapped. Minnesota has a comfortable lead in the Western Conference wild-card race and is four points behind Colorado in the division. Defenseman Declan Chisholm left the game late in the second period.
DAL leads series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:01 | Wyatt Johnston Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Harley (30), Roope Hintz (31) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:59 | Matt Duchene Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (40), Jamie Benn (28) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:17 | Mason Marchment Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (32), Mikko Rantanen (46) |
Statistics
MIN |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 26 | Hits | 15 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 32 | Shots | 29 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 51.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.5 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nils Lundkvist, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 14 |
| Lian Bichsel, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
| Tyler Seguin, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 6 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| David Jiricek, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 14 |
| Marcus Johansson, LW | Day-To-Day | Dec 14 |
| Jonas Brodin, D | Out | Dec 13 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
| Jake Middleton, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 11 |
Game Information
American Airlines Center
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:
2025-26 Central Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado |
23 | 2 | 53 | 7 |
Dallas |
21 | 7 | 47 | 5 |
Minnesota |
19 | 9 | 43 | 5 |
Utah |
16 | 15 | 35 | 3 |
Chicago |
13 | 13 | 32 | 6 |
Winnipeg |
15 | 15 | 31 | 1 |
St. Louis |
12 | 14 | 31 | 7 |
Nashville |
12 | 15 | 28 | 4 |



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