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Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, April 18, 2026, Game 1 of the First Round

MIN

WildMinnesota Wild

Playoffs: 1-0

MIN 6, DAL 1

Final

Shots 29–28

DAL

StarsDallas Stars

Playoffs: 0-1

Game 1 of the First Round, Scores for April 18, 2026

MIN leads series 1–0

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Goals

Each goal, replayed in pixel art

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MINMIN 0, DAL 0DAL1st 14:25PP

GOAL1 of 7

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Eriksson Ek scores, from Boldy and Zuccarello

MIN at DAL, April 18, 2026

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Pick a side and play the game's goals and big chances one at a time: score yours again, stop theirs, and change the final.

MINAs the WildDALAs the Stars

Linescore

Goals
Goals123T
MINMinnesota Wild1326
DALDallas Stars0101
Shots on goal
Shots on goal123T
MINMinnesota Wild1113529
DALDallas Stars881228

Three stars

Picked by points, then goals, then shots

  1. 1st star: MINMatt Boldy#122 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots
  2. 2nd star: MINJoel Eriksson Ek#142 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots
  3. 3rd star: MINKirill Kaprizov#971 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots

Game flow

Shot attempts, minute by minute

A goal was scored in that minute.Shot attempts are every shot: on goal, missed or blocked.

Team stats

MINDAL
29Shots on goal28
49.2%Faceoffs50.8%
2/4Power play1/4
10Penalty minutes10
49Hits39
18Blocked shots9
8Giveaways14
3Takeaways7

Standings

Final regular-season standings

All standings
Central
RankTeamGPWLOTLPTS
1COLAvalanche82551611121
2DALStars82502012112
3MINWild82462412104
4UTAMammoth824333692
5STLBlues8237331286
6NSHPredators8238341086
7WPGJets8235351282
8CHIBlackhawks8229391472