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Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

Regular season · Tuesday, February 16, 2027 · American Airlines Center

MINNHL · KDFW 4 · Wild+ · SN+

Game preview

The Minnesota Wild visit the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Tuesday, February 16, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on MINNHL, KDFW 4, Wild+ and SN+.

This is the second of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Wild

First game of a road trip.

  1. 62027-02-06: no game
  2. 72027-02-07: no game
  3. 82027-02-08: no game
  4. 92027-02-09: no game
  5. 102027-02-10: no game
  6. 112027-02-11: at CAR
  7. 122027-02-12: no game
  8. 132027-02-13: at NYI
  9. 142027-02-14: no game
  10. 152027-02-15: vs OTT
  11. 162027-02-16: at DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~863 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~863 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Stars

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Tampa Bay and Florida).

  1. 62027-02-06: no game
  2. 72027-02-07: no game
  3. 82027-02-08: vs LAK
  4. 92027-02-09: no game
  5. 102027-02-10: no game
  6. 112027-02-11: no game
  7. 122027-02-12: at TBL
  8. 132027-02-13: at FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 142027-02-14: no game
  10. 152027-02-15: no game
  11. 162027-02-16: vs MIN
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,090 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,188 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

  1. 5:22 together at 5v5
  2. 4:05 together at 5v5
  3. 3:55 together at 5v5
  1. 16:03 together at 5v5
  2. 13:36 together at 5v5
  3. 11:02 together at 5v5

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MINDAL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MIN 58% (7th most shuffled)DAL 52% (4th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

MIN 1:59 left (9th earliest · 12 pulls)DAL 2:52 left (earliest · 8 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MIN 53.8s (longest)DAL 50.4s (6th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MIN 44% (most often)DAL 38% (2nd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series