The Minnesota Wild finished their Christmas break and had to travel to Dallas in the morning for a 7:00 p.m. game against the Dallas Stars. That meant an early wake-up call to get to the rink for a morning skate and then to the airport for a close to 3-hour flight. Add that they found out two of their best players, Fs Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek weren’t making the trip and it makes you wonder how this game will play out. They’ve had a rough last 10 games, going 4-6-0 (W-L-OTL). They did just snap a 4-game losing streak though.
2024-25 Minnesota Wild Schedule and Results
21-10-4 (W-L-OTL) (46 points)
2nd in the NHL Central Division
2024-25 Dallas Stars Schedule and Results
20-13-0 (W-L-OTL) (40 points)
4th in the NHL Central Division
The Dallas Stars have struggled over their last 10 games too. They’ve gone 5-5-0 during that span. That includes going 3-3 in a 6-game homestand.
NHL Hockey Standings
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Alright. Enough words. Let’s…
Drop the ClutterPuck!!!
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Here’s how the teams lined up:
Game Recap
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
OVERTIME!
Minnesota Wild F Marco Rossi won the opening faceoff in overtime
Final-OT
Minnesota Wild 3 | 2 Dallas Stars
Goals
MN:
Jonas Brodin (3); Marcus Foligno (6); Brock Faber (5)
DAL:
Evgenii Dadonov (9); Wyatt Johnston (7)
Assists
MN:
Mats Zuccarello (10); Jared Spurgeon (9), Declan Chisholm (7); Matt Boldy (18), Marco Rossi (17)
DAL:
Wyatt Johnston (15), Jamie Benn (15); Evgenii Dadonov (5), Ilya Lyabushkin (8)
Goalies
MN:
Filip Gustavsson:
27 Saves on 29 Shots; .931 Save %; 2.26 GAA*; 16th Win
DAL:
Jake Oettinger:
15 Saves on 18 Shots; .833 Save %; 2.44 GAA*; 1st Overtime Loss
*Goals Against Average
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Next up:
The Minnesota Wild head home to face the Ottawa Senators on Sunday at 7 pm on FanDuel Sports Network North.
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