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Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild

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Stars visit the Wild on 4-game win streak

Dallas Stars (21-5-5, in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (16-9-5, in the Central Division)

Saint Paul, Minnesota; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars will look to keep a four-game win streak intact when they take on the Minnesota Wild.

Minnesota has gone 16-9-5 overall with a 5-2-1 record in Central Division games. The Wild have a 12-2-2 record when scoring at least three goals.

Dallas is 21-5-5 overall with a 7-1-0 record in Central Division games. The Stars are third in league play with 106 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).

The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Stars won 5-2 in the last meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kirill Kaprizov has 18 goals and 15 assists for the Wild. Matthew Boldy has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

Jason Robertson has 19 goals and 20 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has scored five goals and added five assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wild: 7-2-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.

Stars: 8-0-2, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.7 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.

INJURIES: Wild: None listed.

Stars: None listed.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
2.52 Goals Against Average 2.67
27.8 Shots Against per Game 30.0
82.8 Penalty Kill Percentage 80.6
17 Power Play Goals Against 14
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
3.42 Goals For per Game 2.73
25.6 Shots per Game 27.9
32 Power Play Goals 23
32.3 Power Play Percentage 22.1
0 Short Handed Goals 2
274 Penalty Minutes 206
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake Middleton, D Day-To-Day Dec 8
Mats Zuccarello, RW Day-To-Day Dec 8
Marco Rossi, C Injured Reserve Dec 4
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Nov 28
Vinnie Hinostroza, C Injured Reserve Nov 25
Dallas Stars Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ilya Lyubushkin, D Out Dec 8
Lian Bichsel, D Injured Reserve Dec 6
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Dec 6

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 7 2 49 21
Dallas 5 5 47 21
Minnesota 5 9 37 16
Chicago 6 11 32 13
Utah 3 14 31 14
Winnipeg 1 14 29 14
St. Louis 7 13 29 11
Nashville 4 14 26 11
Full Standings
Stars Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ NYR L 3-2 OT
@ NJ W 3-0
vs SJ W 4-1
vs PIT W 3-2 SO
@ WPG W 4-3
Wild Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs BUF L 3-2 SO
@ EDM W 1-0
@ CGY L 4-1
@ VAN L 4-2
@ SEA W 4-1