Eastern
Western
Played Game Analysis
MIN6-1DALGame 1 · 2026-04-18
MIN
Wild
G
6
SOG
29
xG
2.91
Flt xG
2.91
DAL
Stars
G
1
SOG
28
xG
2.66
Flt xG
2.66
Attempts
56 - 44
Power Play
2/4 - 1/4
DALMIN
73 displayed attemptsGoal markers use yellow rings
Minnesota Wild
Dallas Stars
WallstedtGame 7 · 11:00 AM CT42Oettinger
38.3%
61.7%
J. Wallstedt+13.4
(18-9-6) | .916 | 2.61
(4.3)J. Oettinger
(35-12-6) | .899 | 2.59
xOdds+161
Odds
N/A
#4 PP3-3-1 (L7)H2H 6-4
xOdds-161
Odds
N/A
#1 PP3-3-1 (L7)H2H 4-6
Last 5 Games
May/13
@
COL
O
3-4
May/11
vs
COL
L
2-5
May/9
vs
COL
W
5-1
May/5@
COL
L
2-5
May/3
@
COL
L
6-9
Starting Lineup
Wallstedt-0.31
LW
C
RW
Kaprizov
Hartman
Zuccarello
Johansson
McCarron
Boldy
Trenin
Yurov
Tarasenko
Foligno
Sturm
Foligno
LD
RD
Hughes
Faber
Middleton
Spurgeon
Hunt
Petry
Goalies
Wallstedt
-0.31 GSAx|.916 SV%|2.61 GAA
Gustavsson
|.904 SV%|2.69 GAA
Out / IR
Brodin
Gustavsson
Ek
Player News12
Filip Ruzicka:3-year, $2,962,500 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2029 (RFA).
Carson Lambos:1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
David Spacek:1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Caeden Bankier:1-year, $850,000 contract with the Minnesota Wild. Expires 2027 (RFA).
Roman Schmidt:The Wild signed Roman Schmidt to a one-year, two-way contract.
Daemon Hunt:The Wild have signed Daemon Hunt to a one-year deal worth $900K.
Justin Kirkland:The Wild signed Justin Kirkland to a one-year, two-way deal.
Maxim Shabanov:The Wild have signed Max Shabanov to a one-year deal worth $1.6M AAV.
Olli Maatta:Olli Maata and Blake Coleman (50% retained) have been acquired from Calgary for Jake Middleton, a 2029 2nd-round pick, a 2027 3rd-round pick, and a 2028 4th-round pick.
Blake Coleman:retained) and Olli Maata have been acquired from Calgary for Jake Middleton, a 2029 2nd-round pick, a 2027 3rd-round pick, and a 2028 4th-round pick.
Zach Bogosian:Minnesota has signed Zach Bogosian to a one-year, $1.25 million contract extension.
Bobby Brink:The Wild have signed Bobby Brink to a one-year deal worth $2.75M.
Last 5 Games
Apr/30
@
MIN
L
2-5
Apr/28
vs
MIN
L
2-4
Apr/25
@
MIN
O
2-3
Apr/22
@
MIN
W
4-3
Apr/20
vs
MIN
W
4-2
Starting Lineup
Oettinger-0.07
LW
C
RW
Robertson
Johnston
Bourque
Steel
Duchene
Rantanen
Bunting
Hryckowian
Benn
Back
Faksa
Blackwell
LD
RD
Harley
Heiskanen
Lindell
Lyubushkin
Bichsel
Petrovic
Goalies
Oettinger
-0.07 GSAx|.899 SV%|2.59 GAA
DeSmith
|.907 SV%|2.43 GAA
Out / IR
Seguin
Bastian
Hintz
Lundkvist
Hyry
Player News7
Kyle Burroughs:Dallas has signed Kyle Burroughs to a one-year, two-way contract.
Jamie Benn:Dallas has signed Jamie Benn to a one-year, $850,000 AAV contract extension.
Joel Kiviranta:Dallas has signed Joel Kiviranta to a one-year, $1 million AAV contract.
Matthew Seminoff:The Stars signed Matthew Seminoff to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Harrison Scott:The Stars signed Harrison Scott to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Luke Krys:The Stars signed Luke Krys to a two-year, two-way contract extension.
Kyle Capobianco:The Stars signed Kyle Capobianco to a two-year contract extension worth $850K AAV.
DAL
Series Preview
(C2) Stars vs (C3) Wild
MIN
Series Schedule
G1
Sat Apr 18
@DAL
16
ESPN
G2
Mon Apr 20
@DAL
42
ESPN
G3
Wed Apr 22
@MIN
34
TNT
G4
Sat Apr 25
@MIN
32
TBS
G5
Tue Apr 28
@DAL
24
ESPN2
G6
Thu Apr 30
@MIN
52
TNT
G7
Sat May 2
@DAL
TBD
Series Odds & Model Probabilities
Vegas Series Price
DALStars
+250
28.6%
vs
-300
75.0%
WildMIN
Model xOdds & Edge
-28.6% EV
xOdds
-75.0% EV
Model Series Win Probability
0.0%
0.0%
In 4
0.0% / 0.0%
In 5
0.0% / 0.0%
In 6
0.0% / 0.0%
In 7
0.0% / 0.0%
Regular Season Matchups
DAL4
6MIN
Oct 14
MINMIN
Gustavsson
25
DALDAL
Oettinger
Dec 11
DALDAL
Oettinger
25
MINMIN
Gustavsson
Mar 21
DALDAL
Oettinger
12OT
MINMIN
Gustavsson
Apr 9
MINMIN
Gustavsson
45
DALDAL
Oettinger
Apr 18
MINMIN
Wallstedt
61
DALDAL
Oettinger
Apr 20
MINMIN
Wallstedt
24
DALDAL
Oettinger
Apr 22
DALDAL
Oettinger
43OT
MINMIN
Wallstedt
Apr 25
DALDAL
Oettinger
23OT
MINMIN
Wallstedt
Apr 28
MINMIN
Wallstedt
42
DALDAL
Oettinger
Apr 30
DALDAL
Oettinger
25
MINMIN
Wallstedt
Playoff History
2023
R1
MIN2OT
DAL
MIN
DAL
DAL
DAL
2016
R1
DAL
DAL
MIN
DAL
MIN
DAL
Team Stats Comparison
DAL
Stars
Wild
MIN
GF/gm
3.33
9th/32
3.27
12th/32
GA/gm
2.71
2nd/32
2.87
4th/32
SF/gm
25.3
30th/32
29.2
7th/32
SA/gm
26.1
6th/32
29.4
24th/32
xGF (5v5)
2.09
19th/32
2.22
13th/32
xGA (5v5)
1.95
4th/32
2.16
15th/32
xG%
51.8%
9th/32
50.7%
15th/32
xGΔ
+0.14
9th/32
+0.07
15th/32
Pts%
68.3%
3rd/32
63.4%
7th/32
SV%
.893
7th/32
.898
2nd/32
GSAx/gm
-0.07
56th/128
-0.31
121st/128
Control
1.075
3rd/32
1.054
8th/32
PP%
28.6%
2nd/32
26.3%
3rd/32
PK%
80.3%
12th/32
79.3%
16th/32
Pen Drawn/gm
3.02
6th/32
3.01
7th/32
Pen Taken/gm ↓
3.04
29th/32
2.54
3rd/32
Bar width = league percentile (0–100). Bold = advantage.
Projected Lineups
DALStars
Starting Lineup
Oettinger-0.07
LW
C
RW
Robertson
Johnston
Bourque
Steel
Duchene
Rantanen
Bunting
Hryckowian
Benn
Back
Faksa
Blackwell
LD
RD
Harley
Heiskanen
Lindell
Lyubushkin
Bichsel
Petrovic
Goalies
Oettinger
-0.07 GSAx|.899 SV%|2.59 GAA
DeSmith
-0.00 GSAx|.907 SV%|2.43 GAA
Out / IR
Seguin
Bastian
Hintz
Lundkvist
Hyry
MINWild
Starting Lineup
Wallstedt-0.31
LW
C
RW
Kaprizov
Hartman
Zuccarello
Johansson
McCarron
Boldy
Trenin
Yurov
Tarasenko
Foligno
Sturm
Foligno
LD
RD
Hughes
Faber
Middleton
Spurgeon
Hunt
Petry
Goalies
Wallstedt
-0.31 GSAx|.916 SV%|2.61 GAA
Gustavsson
-0.13 GSAx|.904 SV%|2.69 GAA
Out / IR
Brodin
Gustavsson
Ek
Team News
DALbackNewsJUN 16, 3:51 PM

Believe draft picks are headed back to the Avalanche