NHL

Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars

Mar 25, 2025, 12:00 AM · National Hockey League
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Jake Oettinger stops 32 shots, Stars score twice in a minute to beat Wild 3-0

Oettinger, who grew up about 20 miles south of the Twin Cities in Lakeville, Minnesota, is 7-0-2 in regular-season play against the Wild and has an eight-game home winning streak beginning in late January.

Johnston deflected a shot from the blue line by Thomas Harley for a power-play goal at 15:01 of the second. Duchene also scored through a screen, from the right circle at 15:59.

Mason Marchment added an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves for the Wild. Gustavsson allowed only two goals last week going 3-0-0 to be selected the NHL’s First Star of the Week.

Roope Hintz had two assists.

Takeaways The Stars are 10-0-1 in their last 11 home games, six points behind first-place Winnipeg in the Central Division and five points ahead of third-place Colorado. Mikko Rantanen took a puck to the face early in the second period, was helped to the tunnel, but didn’t miss much time.

The Wild had a three-game winning streak snapped. Minnesota has a comfortable lead in the Western Conference wild-card race and is four points behind Colorado in the division. Defenseman Declan Chisholm left the game late in the second period.

Key moment Oettinger made a glove save on Marcus Johansson’s point-blank shot during the Wild’s fourth and final power play midway through the third period.

Key stat The Stars are 31-1-1 when leading after two periods. The loss was at home to Minnesota in overtime on Dec. 27.

Up next The Wild finish a back-to-back at home Tuesday against Vegas. The Stars begin a four-game road trip Wednesday at Edmonton.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 15:01 Wyatt Johnston Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Thomas Harley (30), Roope Hintz (31)
Goal 2nd Period 15:59 Matt Duchene Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (40), Jamie Benn (28)
Goal 3rd Period 19:17 Mason Marchment Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (32), Mikko Rantanen (46)

Statistics

MIN DAL
22 Blocked Shots 10
26 Hits 15
6 Takeaways 2
32 Shots 29
0 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 33
51.5 Faceoff Win Percent 48.5
13 Giveaways 18
5 Total Penalties 4
10 Penalty Minutes 8
Dallas Stars Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyler Seguin, C Injured Reserve Apr 8
Miro Heiskanen, D Injured Reserve Mar 18
Nils Lundkvist, D Injured Reserve Feb 1
Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake Middleton, D Out Apr 8
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

American Airlines Center
12:00 AM, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 18,532 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 4 21 110 53
Dallas 6 22 106 50
Colorado 4 27 100 48
St. Louis 7 29 93 43
Minnesota 7 29 91 42
Utah 12 30 84 36
Nashville 8 42 64 28
Chicago 10 46 54 22
Full Standings