Minnesota Wild @ Dallas Stars

West 1st Round - Game 1 • Series starts 4/18

MIN

Minnesota WildWildMIN

46-24-12, 23-14-4 Away

DAL

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

50-20-12, 26-11-4 Home

Game Odds
Odds by

2026-04-18T21:30ZOpenMLTotalSpread

Minnesota WildWildMIN

(46-24-12)

(46-24-12, 23-14-4 Away)

o5.5

-130

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

(50-20-12)

(50-20-12, 26-11-4 Home)

-125

ML

Wild

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
F. Gustavsson	28	15	6	4	2.69	.904
J. Wallstedt	18	9	6	4	2.61	.916

Stars

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Oettinger	35	12	6	4	2.59	.899
C. DeSmith	15	8	6	1	2.43	.907

American Airlines Center

American Airlines Center

5:30 PM, April 18, 2026Coverage: ESPN

Dallas, TX

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MIN

DAL

Points

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Jason RobertsonLW #21

Goals

Kirill KaprizovLW #97

Jason RobertsonLW #21

Assists

Quinn HughesD #43

Mikko RantanenRW #96

Minnesota Wild

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Quinn Hughes D	Day-To-Day	Apr 18
Zach Bogosian D	Day-To-Day	Apr 18
Charlie Stramel C	OUT	Sep 15

Dallas Stars

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Miro Heiskanen D	Day-To-Day	Apr 18
Roope Hintz C	OUT	Apr 22
Nathan Bastian RW	OUT	May 4

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
MIN	3.27	2.87	29.2	29.4	636	65	25.2	43	79.8	7	0
DAL	3.33	2.71	25.3	26.2	703	71	28.6	49	80.3	4	0

Wild Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/14/26	vsANA	W3-2
4/13/26	@STL	L6-3
4/11/26	@NSH	L2-1
4/9/26	@DAL	L5-4
4/7/26	vsSEA	W5-2

Stars Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
4/15/26	@BUF	W4-3 SO
4/13/26	@TOR	W6-5
4/11/26	vsNYR	W2-0
4/9/26	vsMIN	W5-4
4/7/26	vsCGY	W4-3 OT

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Wild
Stars

Game 1

4/18

ESPN

Wild
Stars

Game 2

4/20

ESPN

Stars
Wild

Game 3

4/22

TNT/truTV/HBO Max

Stars
Wild

Game 4

4/25

TBS/truTV/HBO Max

Wild
Stars

Game 5

4/28

Stars
Wild

Game 6

4/30

Wild
Stars

Game 7

5/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

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