Wild vs Stars: 6-1 Final Score (Apr 18, 2026)

Final · April 18, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota Wild6

Shots on goal : MIN 29 — DAL 28 · American Airlines Center

Three stars

1★J. WallstedtMIN · G · 96.4 %
2★K. KaprizovMIN · L · 1B 2A
3★M. ZuccarelloMIN · R · 0B 3A

MIN

Game stats

DAL

29Shots on goal28
49 %Faceoff win %51 %
2/4Power play1/4
10Penalty minutes10
49Hits39
17Blocked shots7
8Giveaways14
3Takeaways7

Shots by period

	P1	P2	P3	Total
MIN	11	13	5	29
DAL	8	8	12	28

Season series MIN 4 – 2 DAL

Official NHL reports

Shot map

GoalShot on goalMissed shot

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MIN 6 / 29 / 371 / 28 / 36 DAL

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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.

Goals

1st period

Joel Eriksson EkMIN · 05:35 · PPAssists : Matt Boldy, Mats Zuccarello1 – 0▶ Watch

2nd period

Kirill KaprizovMIN · 00:56Assists : Ryan Hartman, Mats Zuccarello2 – 0▶ Watch
Ryan HartmanMIN · 03:28Assists : Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes3 – 0▶ Watch
Matt BoldyMIN · 06:30Assists : Kirill Kaprizov, Joel Eriksson Ek4 – 0▶ Watch
Jason RobertsonDAL · 15:10 · PPAssists : Wyatt Johnston, Miro Heiskanen4 – 1▶ Watch

3rd period

Joel Eriksson EkMIN · 08:13 · PPAssists : Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello5 – 1▶ Watch
Matt BoldyMIN · 16:526 – 1▶ Watch

Penalties

1st period

04:32DALTyler Myers — Elbowing (2 min) · drawn by Mats Zuccarello
08:23MINMarcus Johansson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Esa Lindell
18:11DALMikko Rantanen — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Zach Bogosian

2nd period

04:14DALMikko Rantanen — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Jared Spurgeon
14:06MINDanila Yurov — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Matt Duchene

3rd period

03:38MINJonas Brodin — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Mikko Rantanen
07:31DALEsa Lindell — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Yakov Trenin
10:43MINMatt Boldy — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Mavrik Bourque
10:43DALMavrik Bourque — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Matt Boldy
14:43MINNick Foligno — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Esa Lindell

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
M. BoldyL	2	1	2	8	2	17:50
Y. TreninC	0	0	0	1	13	13:36
J. Eriksson EkC	2	1	1	5	2	19:05
M. FolignoL	0	0	1	0	7	13:03
D. YurovR	0	0	0	1	2	10:22
M. ZuccarelloR	0	3	2	1	2	16:41
R. HartmanR	1	1	2	1	2	16:05
M. McCarronC	0	0	0	1	3	12:45
N. FolignoL	0	0	1	0	3	10:51
M. JohanssonL	0	0	0	2	3	12:14
V. TarasenkoR	0	0	0	1	1	14:36
K. KaprizovL	1	2	3	2	2	17:58
J. MiddletonD	0	0	1	0	1	15:29
B. FaberD	0	1	4	3	0	24:35
Z. BogosianD	0	0	0	0	2	13:01
J. BrodinD	0	0	0	0	0	19:35
Q. HughesD	0	1	3	1	0	24:30
J. SpurgeonD	0	0	0	2	4	18:40

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
J. Wallstedt(W)	27/28	96.4 %	60:00
F. Gustavsson	0/0	—	00:00

Dallas Stars

Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	HIT	TOI
O. BäckC	0	0	0	0	0	10:20
R. FaksaC	0	0	-1	0	3	11:17
J. BennL	0	0	-1	1	3	11:55
C. BlackwellC	0	0	-1	1	3	11:03
S. SteelC	0	0	-2	0	3	15:41
J. RobertsonL	1	0	-1	6	0	19:56
M. BourqueC	0	0	0	1	5	15:59
J. HryckowianC	0	0	0	0	6	13:00
W. JohnstonC	0	1	-3	4	3	21:44
A. ErneL	0	0	-1	2	2	08:07
M. DucheneC	0	0	-1	3	0	20:07
M. RantanenR	0	0	-3	3	2	21:22
M. HeiskanenD	0	1	-1	4	0	23:55
N. LundkvistD	0	0	-2	1	1	17:55
L. BichselD	0	0	0	0	3	15:21
E. LindellD	0	0	0	0	1	21:18
T. HarleyD	0	0	-3	1	1	19:40
T. MyersD	0	0	-1	1	3	15:01

Goalie	Saves	SV%	TOI
C. DeSmith	0/0	—	00:00
J. Oettinger(L)	23/28	82.1 %	58:34

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About this game

Who won Wild vs Stars?

Wild won 6-1 over Stars on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

When was Wild vs Stars played?

On Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 5:30 PM ET at American Airlines Center.

Where was Wild vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center, in Dallas.

Have the Wild and Stars played this season?

No, this is their first meeting of the season.