Overview
- Dallas improved to 3-0 under returning coach Glen Gulutzan with the win sealed by two late empty-net goals.
- Esa Lindell, Wyatt Johnston and Matt Duchene built a 3-0 cushion before Radek Faksa and Roope Hintz finished the scoring.
- Minnesota outshot Dallas 41-25, yet Jake Oettinger turned away a high volume of chances to protect the lead.
- The Wild scored twice on the power play through Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov, but their 5-on-5 scoring drought continued.
- Duchene exited in the third after a collision with Jake Middleton; next up are Vancouver at Dallas on Thursday and Minnesota at Washington on Friday.