Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars

Saturday, April 16, 2016, 8:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Playoffs Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Minnesota Wild	1	38-33-11
at Dallas Stars	2	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	1	1
Dallas Stars	0	1	1	2

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	7	11	8	26
Dallas Stars	14	10	4	28

Three stars

K. Lehtonen, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
J. Benn, Dallas Stars (1 goal)
A. Roussel, Dallas Stars (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:54	Dallas Stars	Antoine Roussel (1)	Ales Hemsky (2)	Even strength	MIN 0, DAL 1
3rd	10:23	Dallas Stars	Jamie Benn (2)	Cody Eakin (1)	Even strength	MIN 0, DAL 2
3rd	12:42	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella (1)	Mathew Dumba (1), Jason Zucker (1)	Power play	MIN 1, DAL 2

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	26	28
Power play	1 of 5	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	20	10
Hits	32	28
Blocked shots	26	14
Giveaways	6	17
Takeaways	5	11
Faceoffs won	28/68 (41.2%)	40/68 (58.8%)

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	0	2	3	1	0	46.7%	19:12
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		11:40
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	58.3%	20:02
Number 12 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		10:07
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		12:45
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	1	1	-1	2	0	3	0	0		14:02
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	10	1	2	1	0		07:15
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	25%	09:24
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0	0		14:20
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		13:45
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2	0	26.7%	16:28
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0		21:25
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	1	0	1	-2	2	4	1	1	1		20:09
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	4	0		29:53
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0		12:19
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		19:08
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		11:42
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		27:04

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	28	26	2	.929	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	0	0	4	0	0	0		16:26
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	64.7%	14:58
Number 14 J. Benn	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	4	0	0	100%	20:31
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	1	0	100%	15:33
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	15:18
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0	50%	13:14
Number 22 C. Sceviour	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	10:51
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	57.1%	10:04
Number 43 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:21
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		12:18
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	52.6%	18:10
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	100%	15:40
Number 2 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		16:40
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		22:48
Number 4 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		16:09
Number 28 S. Johns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		15:45
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		24:07
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	2	0		18:17

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	26	25	1	.962	59:01	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:28	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella	Hooking	2
1st	09:39	Dallas Stars	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	13:08	Dallas Stars	Ales Hemsky	Slashing	2
1st	16:45	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Suter	Tripping	2
2nd	05:41	Minnesota Wild	Jason Zucker	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:32	Minnesota Wild	Jarret Stoll	Tripping	2
2nd	11:32	Minnesota Wild	Ryan Carter	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	04:04	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza	Hooking	2
3rd	10:59	Dallas Stars	Johnny Oduya	Holding the stick	2
3rd	17:08	Minnesota Wild	Jason Pominville	Tripping	2
3rd	19:54	Dallas Stars	Patrick Eaves	Cross checking	2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach: John Torchetti
Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Ryan Galloway
Minnesota Wild scratches: Thomas Vanek, Zach Parise, Zac Dalpe, Jordan Schroeder, Christian Folin
Dallas Stars scratches: Travis Moen, Jordie Benn, Patrik Nemeth, Brett Ritchie, Jamie Oleksiak, Mattias Janmark

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 16

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 16, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 16, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 16, 2016
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Apr 16, 2016

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