Dallas Stars trade a power-play strike for an overtime slip as the Wild close it out in St. Paul

The Dallas Stars moved to a 43-15-11 record and 1 point, while the Minnesota Wild went to 40-19-12 and 2 points after a 2-1 overtime result at Grand Casino Arena. The Stars finished with 29 shots and a 61 percent faceoff rate, while the Wild answered with 28 shots and 36 hits in St. Paul.

First period

The Dallas Stars opened the scoring when Jason Robertson scored for the Stars in the first period. Robertson finished with 1 goal on 4 shots, and the Stars ended the period with 1 goal on 12 combined hits from both teams’ totals that finished at 25 for Dallas and 36 for Minnesota.

Second period

The Wild tied the game in the second period after Vladimir Tarasenko recorded a goal as Minnesota’s only goal of regulation. The Stars went 1-for-5 on the power play with 9 shots on those advantages, and Miro Heiskanen logged 1 assist as part of Dallas’ 2 total assists.

Third period

The Stars held the Wild scoreless in the third period behind Jake Oettinger, who recorded 26 saves on 28 shots against. The Green and Gold finished with 24 blocked shot attempts and 10 giveaways, while Minnesota posted 23 blocked shots and 16 giveaways.

Overtime

The Wild ended it with an even-strength overtime goal after producing 1 overtime shot and 2 overtime assists as a team. Filip Gustavsson earned the win with 28 saves on 29 shots, and the game closed with Dallas Stars post-match stats reflecting a 3 percent team shooting rate on 29 shots.

Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild highlights included Robertson’s first-period finish and Minnesota’s overtime winner after a 0-0 third period. Dallas Stars coach post-game reaction and Dallas Stars post-game interviews followed a night where Dallas won 33 of 54 faceoffs and Minnesota took 12 penalty minutes to Dallas’ 6.

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