Overview
- Dallas built a 3-0 lead on goals by Esa Lindell, Wyatt Johnston on the power play, and a deflected Matt Duchene power-play tally early in the second period.
- Minnesota surged late with third-period power-play goals from Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy while outshooting Dallas 16-4 in the frame.
- Radek Faksa and Roope Hintz scored empty-netters in the final 1:42 to secure the result for the Stars.
- Jake Oettinger made 39 saves for Dallas, while Filip Gustavsson stopped 20 shots for Minnesota.
- Special teams tilted both ways with the Wild going 2-for-4 and the Stars 2-for-2 on the power play; the Wild outshot the Stars 41-25 as Boldy extended his season-opening goal streak to four games, a franchise first.