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Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild

Preseason · Friday, September 25, 2026 · Grand Casino Arena

Dallas StarsDallasStarsAway

2–1

Final

SOG 18–27

Minnesota WildMinnesotaWildHome

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Game summary

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday, September 25, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena. The Wild outshot the Stars 27-18.

Goals came from Radek Faksa, Joel Eriksson Ek and Thomas Harley.

Casey DeSmith made 26 saves on 27 shots for the win; Jesper Wallstedt stopped 16 of 18.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Dallas StarsDAL110218
Minnesota WildMIN010127

Three stars

  1. ★1st starThomas HarleyDAL · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starMikko RantanenDAL · 0G 1A
  3. ★3rd starJoel Eriksson EkMIN · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:07

1–0 · 1st 9:18 · Faksa. Brodin was 1:07 into his shift when it went in.

GoalDAL on iceMIN on ice

1–0 DAL

1st 9:18 · Faksa

Long shift: Brodin 1:07

1–1 MIN

2nd 1:54 · Eriksson Ek

Johnston 0:56

2–1 DAL

2nd 18:38 · Harley

Spurgeon 0:58

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

DALMIN
18Shots on goal27
54%Faceoff %46%
0/4Power play0/4
43Penalty minutes43
20Hits26
13Blocked shots16
18Giveaways21
4Takeaways6

Penalties

  • 1st 03:57Tyler Myers · cross checking2 min
  • 1st 15:09Mikko Rantanen · hooking2 min
  • 1st 18:06Nick Foligno · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 14:43Marcus Foligno · interference2 min
  • 2nd 16:26Yakov Trenin · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 02:58Nils Lundkvist · holding2 min
  • 3rd 13:51Michael McCarron · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 18:44Thomas Harley · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 18:44Matt Boldy · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 18:44Thomas Harley · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 18:44Matt Boldy · misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 19:08Justin Hryckowian · roughing2 min
  • 3rd 19:08Jamie Benn · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 19:08Justin Hryckowian · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 19:08Michael McCarron · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 19:08Marcus Foligno · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 19:08Justin Hryckowian · game misconduct10 min
  • 3rd 19:08Michael McCarron · game misconduct10 min