Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars

Thursday, April 14, 2016, 9:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Playoffs Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4–0 on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Minnesota Wild	0	38-33-11
at Dallas Stars	4	50-23-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	0	0	0	0
Dallas Stars	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	2	11	9	22
Dallas Stars	14	8	10	32

Three stars

J. Spezza, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)
R. Faksa, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
K. Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:53	Dallas Stars	Radek Faksa (1)	Ales Hemsky (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, DAL 1
2nd	12:17	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza (1)	Patrick Eaves (1), Jamie Benn (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, DAL 2
3rd	14:16	Dallas Stars	Patrick Eaves (1)	Jason Spezza (1), Jamie Benn (2)	Power play	MIN 0, DAL 3
3rd	16:00	Dallas Stars	Jamie Benn (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	MIN 0, DAL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Stat	Minnesota Wild	Dallas Stars
Shots on goal	22	32
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	4
Hits	28	31
Blocked shots	21	19
Giveaways	3	9
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	31/69 (44.9%)	38/69 (55.1%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	100%	16:12
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0		14:52
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	50%	19:29
Number 12 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		10:52
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		12:47
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:29
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	1	0		12:53
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1	0	36.4%	12:38
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	0		11:26
Number 27 Z. Dalpe	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	37.5%	10:25
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0		12:21
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0	45.5%	18:13
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	3	0		18:10
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	0		27:24
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	1	0		14:54
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		22:03
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	3	0		12:20
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		25:16

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	31	28	3	.903	59:20	Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 P. Sharp	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	18:20
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0	58.8%	14:32
Number 13 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:34
Number 14 J. Benn	L	1	2	3	+3	2	3	5	0	0	100%	18:59
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	1	1	2	+1	0	5	2	1	1		17:09
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0	41.7%	12:19
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	12:29
Number 22 C. Sceviour	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	0	66.7%	16:30
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25%	10:41
Number 43 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:28
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		16:02
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	1	1	2	+1	0	6	0	1	0	61.9%	18:57
Number 2 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		17:23
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0		26:10
Number 4 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		13:34
Number 28 S. Johns	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	5	1	0		14:05
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		23:25
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	4	0		18:23

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	22	22	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:38	Dallas Stars	Jamie Benn	Hooking	2
1st	08:58	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Hooking	2
1st	13:47	Minnesota Wild	Jarret Stoll	Delaying game	2
1st	16:20	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle	Interference	2
2nd	16:16	Dallas Stars	Stephen Johns	Elbowing	2
2nd	18:00	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter	Elbowing	2
3rd	12:20	Minnesota Wild	Jason Pominville	High sticking	2
3rd	17:29	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Cross checking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Torchetti
Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jay Sharrers
Minnesota Wild scratches: Thomas Vanek, Zach Parise, Jordan Schroeder, Erik Haula, Christian Folin
Dallas Stars scratches: Travis Moen, Jordie Benn, Patrik Nemeth, Tyler Seguin, Brett Ritchie, Jamie Oleksiak

2015-2016 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars game in the 2015-2016 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Nov 14, 2015
Dallas Stars 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 28, 2015
Dallas Stars 6 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 9, 2016
Dallas Stars 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Feb 9, 2016
Minnesota Wild 0 at Dallas Stars 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Thu, Apr 14, 2016
Minnesota Wild 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Apr 16, 2016
Dallas Stars 3 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Apr 18, 2016
Dallas Stars 3 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Apr 20, 2016
Minnesota Wild 5 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Fri, Apr 22, 2016
Dallas Stars 5 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Apr 24, 2016

Other NHL games on Apr 14

Other NHL games on Thursday, April 14, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Thu, Apr 14, 2016
New York Islanders 5 at Florida Panthers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Thu, Apr 14, 2016
San Jose Sharks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Apr 14, 2016

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