US EditionJason Robertson's 3rd-Period Goal Helps Stars Rally Past Wild
Jason Robertson scored the winner as Dallas erased Minnesota’s leads and moved four points ahead in the Central Division.
- On Thursday, Jason Robertson scored the winner in the third period, lifting the Dallas Stars to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center.
- Multiple lead changes defined 60 minutes of playoff-level intensity, as Minnesota secured three power-play goals while Dallas mounted repeated comebacks with consistent offensive pressure.
- Defenseman Quinn Hughes set a franchise single-season record with 52 points, while Spurgeon reached 315 career assists as the game featured double-digit penalty minutes and frequent scrums.
- Dallas now holds a four-point lead in the Central Division standings with three regular season games remaining, positioning the teams for a likely first-round playoff series next week.
- Wild coach John Hynes attributed the loss to 'structural' mistakes, while defenseman Hughes noted teams will trade momentum throughout their seven-game series. "We're gonna play those guys in a week," Hughes said.
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Stars and Wild provide quite a preview for their upcoming playoff series - The Morning Sun
DALLAS (AP) — Just wait until the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild are playing in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. They set quite a tone in a preview that came with a week left in the regular season. The Central Division foes, already locked into a first-round matchup, were ready to get after each other even before the best-of-seven series they will play at the start of the postseason. “That’s probably exactly what you’re going…
A 5-4 Stars vs. Wild playoff preview turned into a thriller in the final minutes
Jason Robertson scored his 42nd goal with 9:25 left and the Dallas Stars held on for a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild in a physical and entertaining preview of the upcoming playoff series between the Central Division foes. Wyatt Johnston, Mikko Rantanen and Colin Blackwell each had a goal and an assist for the Stars, who now at 106 points are four ahead of Minnesota. They were already locked in as first-round opponents, but both still have thre…
Wild fall short to Stars in playoff type atmosphere
The Minnesota Wild fell to the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Thursday night. Filip Gustavsson struggled in net only saving 15 of the 20 shots he faced between the pipes. Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of power play goals, increasing his season total to 45 goals. Quinn Hughes added a goal and an assist while Ryan Hartman scored a power play goal. Mats Zuccarello recorded three assists followed by a pair of assists from Matt Boldy. Jared Spurgeon chipped in …
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