Minnesota Wild top Dallas Stars 5-2 — Stanley Cup Playoffs

# Minnesota Wild top Dallas Stars 5-2

Thursday, April 30, 2026 — Dallas Stars 2, Minnesota Wild 5. Final.

Three stars

- 1. Q. Hughes (MIN) (2G, 1A)

- 2. B. Faber (MIN) (0G, 1A)

- 3. J. Wallstedt (MIN)

Goal summary

- 1st 06:23 — Q. Hughes, Wild (M. Foligno, N. Sturm). Score now 0-1.

- 2nd 07:01 — W. Johnston, Stars (M. Rantanen, M. Duchene) PPG. Score now 1-1.

- 2nd 16:08 — M. Bourque, Stars (M. Bunting, I. Lyubushkin). Score now 2-1.

- 2nd 17:02 — V. Tarasenko, Wild (Q. Hughes). Score now 2-2.

- 3rd 10:38 — Q. Hughes, Wild (B. Faber, M. Zuccarello). Score now 2-3.

- 3rd 18:29 — M. Boldy, Wild EN. Score now 2-4.

- 3rd 19:45 — M. Boldy, Wild EN. Score now 2-5.

Goalies

- J. Wallstedt (Wild): 21 SV on 23 SH, 2 GA, 91.3 SV%, 59:07 TOI. Decision: W.

- J. Oettinger (Stars): 16 SV on 19 SH, 3 GA, 84.2 SV%, 57:30 TOI. Decision: L.

Game meta

- Venue: Grand Casino Arena

- Start (PT): 4:30 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025030166)