Played Game Analysis
6-1
Game 1 · 2026-04-18Wild
G
6
SOG
29
xG
2.91
Flt xG
2.91
Stars
G
1
SOG
28
xG
2.65
Flt xG
2.65
Attempts
56 - 44
Power Play
2/4 - 1/4
73 displayed attemptsGoal markers use yellow rings
J. Wallstedt
(18-9-6) | .916 | 2.61
PO5-5 | .909 | 2.77
Game 7 · 11:00 AM CT4–2
J. Oettinger
(35-12-6) | .899 | 2.59
34-34 | .911 | 2.59PO
Win %
38.3%
61.7%
3-3-1 (L7)#5 PPH2H 6-4
N/A
0xOdds+161Odds
xOdds-161Odds
3-3-1 (L7)#1 PPH2H 4-6
N/A
0Last 5 Games
5/13@
COL
O
3-45/11vsCOL
L
2-55/9vsCOL
W
5-15/5@COL
L
2-55/3@COL
L
6-9Starting 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 News31
Filip Gustavsson:Gustavsson is having offseason hip surgery and is unsure if he’ll be ready for the start of the 2026-27 season.
Bogosian:#mnwild Injury Update: defenseman Zach Bogosian (lower body) will not play tonight against Colorado.
Jeff Petry:Petry will draw into the Wild lineup for Game 5 in Colorado.
Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Yurov, Boldy, Sturm, Faber, Hunt:#mnwild lines
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-McCarron-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
M. Foligno-Sturm-N. Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Petry
Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Boldy, Yurov, Sturm, Faber, Petry, Hunt:#mnwild lines
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-McCarron-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
M. Foligno-Sturm-N. Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Petry
Zach Bogosian:Bogosian (undisclosed) will not play in Game 5 in Colorado.
Team Update:Mackenzie Blackwood will start Game 5 against the Wild.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mackenzie-blackwood/3792/page1
Bogosian:No Zach Bogosian in warmups. Jeff Petry playing
Bogosian, Petry:No Zach Bogosian in warmups. Jeff Petry playing
Team Update:One possible injury related #mnwild lineup change, Hynes says, but he won’t know til gametime
Ek, Brodin:Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin are NOT traveling to Colorado for Game 5. Both remain out with lower body injuries.
Team Update:Mackenzie Blackwood will start Game 4 in Minnesota.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mackenzie-blackwood/3792
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will remain out for Game 4 vs. Colorado.
Team Update:Eriksson Ek not playing tonight. Just “touch and go” with him right now. Same #mnwild lineup
Ek, Brodin, Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Yurov, Boldy, Sturm, Faber, Hunt:#mnwild lines for Game 3. Still no Joel Eriksson Ek or Jonas Brodin.
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Yurov-Boldy
Trenin-McCarron-Tarasenko
Foligno-Sturm-N.Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Hunt-Spurgeon
Middleton-Bogosian
Wallstedt
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will remain out for Game 3 vs. Colorado but is considered day-to-day.
Jeff Petry:Petry is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Zach Bogosian:Bogosian will draw back into Minnesota's lineup for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Mats Zuccarello:Zuccarello (illness) will play in Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Ek, Petry:🥅: Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) ✅ will start Game 3 vs. COL.
4-3-0 | 2.81 GAA | .903 SV% | 0 SO in the playoffs.
❌Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will be out and is considered day-to-day.
IN ▲ Zach Bogosian
OUT ▽ Jeff Petry
Jonas Brodin:Brodin (lower-body) will be out for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Mats Zuccarello:Zuccarello (illness) missed practice on Friday but is expected to play in Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will be a game-time decision for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Ek, Zuccarello, Brodin:#mnwild with some roster announcements ahead of Game 3 vs. COL:
⚠️ Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will be a game-time decision.
✔️ Mats Zuccarello (illness) missed practice on Friday but should be good to go.
❌Jonas Brodin (lower-body) will be out.
Team Update:No decision on goalie for Game 3 for #mnwild
Team Update:Scott Wedgewood will start Game 2 against the Wild.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/scott-wedgewood/2260/page1
Team Update:MINNESOTA 🆚 COLORADO
🏒 Round 2, Game 2 — Starting Goalies: GUSTAVSSON vs. WEDGEWOOD
🎙️ w/ Carter Hutton @CarterHutton4| 📅 May 5
Presented by @bet365ca — Code: NATION
#StartingGoalies #NHL #Hockey #StanleyCup #SportsBetting #Bet365 #mnwild #GoAvsGo
Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Bogosian, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Boldy, Sturm, Faber:#mnwild lines
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Yurov-Boldy
Tarasenko-McCarron-Trenin
M. Foligno-Sturm-N. Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Bogosian
Daemon Hunt:Hunt is expected to make his postseason debut in Game 1.
Danila Yurov:Yurov is expected to draw into the lineup for Game 1.
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower body) will not play in Game 1 and 2, but is hopeful for Game 3.
Last 5 Games
4/30@MIN
L
2-54/28vsMIN
L
2-44/25@MIN
O
2-34/22@MIN
W
4-34/20vsMIN
W
4-2Starting 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 News4
Malkin, back:Dubas on Malkin: "We had a great exit interview with Evgeni directly, and great conversations with him and his agent J.P. Barry... So we would love to have him back, and we continue to work with J.P. on it."
back:🥅: Lukas Dostal (ANA) ✅ will start Game 4 vs. Vegas on Sunday (05/10).
5-4-0 | 3.48 GAA | .876 SV% | 0 SO in the playoffs.
✔️Mason McTavish will draw back into the lineup.
back:✍️ Patrick Giles is back for two more years!
Tyler Seguin:Seguin (torn ACL) is expected to be ready for Dallas' 2026=27 training camp.
Current Goalie Starts
PP1
PP2
Goalie Status
ConfirmedLikelyUnconfirmed
WallstedtGame 7 · 11:00 AM CT4–2Oettinger
38.3%
61.7%
J. Wallstedt+13.3
(18-9-6) | .916 | 2.61(4.4)J. Oettinger
(35-12-6) | .899 | 2.59xOdds+161
Odds
N/A
#5 PP3-3-1 (L7)H2H 6-4xOdds-161
Odds
N/A
#1 PP3-3-1 (L7)H2H 4-6Last 5 Games
May/13@
O
3-4May/11vs
L
2-5May/9vs
W
5-1May/5@
L
2-5May/3@
L
6-9Starting 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 News31
Filip Gustavsson:Gustavsson is having offseason hip surgery and is unsure if he’ll be ready for the start of the 2026-27 season.
Bogosian:#mnwild Injury Update: defenseman Zach Bogosian (lower body) will not play tonight against Colorado.
Jeff Petry:Petry will draw into the Wild lineup for Game 5 in Colorado.
Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Yurov, Boldy, Sturm, Faber, Hunt:#mnwild lines
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-McCarron-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
M. Foligno-Sturm-N. Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Petry
Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Boldy, Yurov, Sturm, Faber, Petry, Hunt:#mnwild lines
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-McCarron-Boldy
Trenin-Yurov-Tarasenko
M. Foligno-Sturm-N. Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Petry
Zach Bogosian:Bogosian (undisclosed) will not play in Game 5 in Colorado.
Team Update:Mackenzie Blackwood will start Game 5 against the Wild.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mackenzie-blackwood/3792/page1
Bogosian:No Zach Bogosian in warmups. Jeff Petry playing
Bogosian, Petry:No Zach Bogosian in warmups. Jeff Petry playing
Team Update:One possible injury related #mnwild lineup change, Hynes says, but he won’t know til gametime
Ek, Brodin:Wild forward Joel Eriksson Ek and defenseman Jonas Brodin are NOT traveling to Colorado for Game 5. Both remain out with lower body injuries.
Team Update:Mackenzie Blackwood will start Game 4 in Minnesota.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mackenzie-blackwood/3792
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will remain out for Game 4 vs. Colorado.
Team Update:Eriksson Ek not playing tonight. Just “touch and go” with him right now. Same #mnwild lineup
Ek, Brodin, Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Yurov, Boldy, Sturm, Faber, Hunt:#mnwild lines for Game 3. Still no Joel Eriksson Ek or Jonas Brodin.
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Yurov-Boldy
Trenin-McCarron-Tarasenko
Foligno-Sturm-N.Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Hunt-Spurgeon
Middleton-Bogosian
Wallstedt
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will remain out for Game 3 vs. Colorado but is considered day-to-day.
Jeff Petry:Petry is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Zach Bogosian:Bogosian will draw back into Minnesota's lineup for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Mats Zuccarello:Zuccarello (illness) will play in Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Ek, Petry:🥅: Jesper Wallstedt (MIN) ✅ will start Game 3 vs. COL.
4-3-0 | 2.81 GAA | .903 SV% | 0 SO in the playoffs.
❌Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will be out and is considered day-to-day.
IN ▲ Zach Bogosian
OUT ▽ Jeff Petry
Jonas Brodin:Brodin (lower-body) will be out for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Mats Zuccarello:Zuccarello (illness) missed practice on Friday but is expected to play in Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will be a game-time decision for Game 3 vs. Colorado.
Ek, Zuccarello, Brodin:#mnwild with some roster announcements ahead of Game 3 vs. COL:
⚠️ Joel Eriksson Ek (lower-body) will be a game-time decision.
✔️ Mats Zuccarello (illness) missed practice on Friday but should be good to go.
❌Jonas Brodin (lower-body) will be out.
Team Update:No decision on goalie for Game 3 for #mnwild
Team Update:Scott Wedgewood will start Game 2 against the Wild.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/scott-wedgewood/2260/page1
Team Update:MINNESOTA 🆚 COLORADO
🏒 Round 2, Game 2 — Starting Goalies: GUSTAVSSON vs. WEDGEWOOD
🎙️ w/ Carter Hutton @CarterHutton4| 📅 May 5
Presented by @bet365ca — Code: NATION
#StartingGoalies #NHL #Hockey #StanleyCup #SportsBetting #Bet365 #mnwild #GoAvsGo
Zuccarello, Johansson, Tarasenko, Middleton, Kaprizov, McCarron, Spurgeon, Bogosian, Hartman, Foligno, Trenin, Hughes, Boldy, Sturm, Faber:#mnwild lines
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Yurov-Boldy
Tarasenko-McCarron-Trenin
M. Foligno-Sturm-N. Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Middleton-Spurgeon
Hunt-Bogosian
Daemon Hunt:Hunt is expected to make his postseason debut in Game 1.
Danila Yurov:Yurov is expected to draw into the lineup for Game 1.
Joel Eriksson Ek:Eriksson Ek (lower body) will not play in Game 1 and 2, but is hopeful for Game 3.
Last 5 Games
Apr/30@
L
2-5Apr/28vs
L
2-4Apr/25@
O
2-3Apr/22@
W
4-3Apr/20vs
W
4-2Starting 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 News4
Malkin, back:Dubas on Malkin: "We had a great exit interview with Evgeni directly, and great conversations with him and his agent J.P. Barry... So we would love to have him back, and we continue to work with J.P. on it."
back:🥅: Lukas Dostal (ANA) ✅ will start Game 4 vs. Vegas on Sunday (05/10).
5-4-0 | 3.48 GAA | .876 SV% | 0 SO in the playoffs.
✔️Mason McTavish will draw back into the lineup.
back:✍️ Patrick Giles is back for two more years!
Tyler Seguin:Seguin (torn ACL) is expected to be ready for Dallas' 2026=27 training camp.
Series Preview
(C2) Stars vs (C3) Wild
Series Schedule
Series Odds & Model Probabilities
Vegas Series Price
Stars+250
28.6%
vs
-300
75.0%
Wild
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
46
Oct 14DAL
MIN
Gustavsson
2–5
DALOettinger
Dec 11MIN
DAL
Oettinger
2–5
MINGustavsson
Mar 21MIN
DAL
Oettinger
1–2OT
MINGustavsson
Apr 9DAL
MIN
Gustavsson
4–5
DALOettinger
Apr 18DAL
MIN
Wallstedt
6–1
DALOettinger
Apr 20DAL
MIN
Wallstedt
2–4
DALOettinger
Apr 22MIN
DAL
Oettinger
4–3OT
MINWallstedt
Apr 25MIN
DAL
Oettinger
2–3OT
MINWallstedt
Apr 28DAL
MIN
Wallstedt
4–2
DALOettinger
Apr 30MIN
DAL
Oettinger
2–5
MINWallstedt
Playoff History
2023
R1
2OT
2016
R1
Team Stats Comparison
Stars
Wild
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
55th/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
StarsStarting 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
WildStarting 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
Quinn HughesInjuryAPR 16, 11:52 AMHughes (illness) missed practice on Friday and is hopeful to be ready to return for Minnesota's first playoff game on Saturday.