Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild

Monday, December 21, 2015, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 6–3 on Monday, December 21, 2015 on the road.

Final score, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2015-2016 record
Dallas Stars	6	50-23-9
at Minnesota Wild	3	38-33-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	0	3	3	6
Minnesota Wild	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Dallas Stars	11	15	8	34
Minnesota Wild	11	10	14	35

Three stars

C. Coyle, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
A. Niemi, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
N. Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:57	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	DAL 0, MIN 1
1st	08:16	Minnesota Wild	Charlie Coyle (7)	Justin Fontaine (6), Nino Niederreiter (7)	Even strength	DAL 0, MIN 2
2nd	14:59	Dallas Stars	Jordie Benn (1)	Jason Spezza (12)	Even strength	DAL 1, MIN 2
2nd	18:30	Dallas Stars	Vernon Fiddler (4)	Patrick Eaves (1), Alex Goligoski (11)	Power play	DAL 2, MIN 2
2nd	19:29	Dallas Stars	Tyler Seguin (19)	Patrick Sharp (14), Jamie Benn (23)	Even strength	DAL 3, MIN 2
3rd	03:41	Dallas Stars	Antoine Roussel (6)	Johnny Oduya (8)	Even strength	DAL 4, MIN 2
3rd	10:26	Minnesota Wild	Nino Niederreiter (7)	Charlie Coyle (9), Mathew Dumba (5)	Even strength	DAL 4, MIN 3
3rd	18:07	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin (8)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 5, MIN 3
3rd	19:46	Dallas Stars	Vernon Fiddler (5)	Tyler Seguin (27)	Even strength, Empty net	DAL 6, MIN 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Stat	Dallas Stars	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	34	35
Power play	1 of 2	0 of 0
Penalty minutes	2	6
Hits	19	19
Blocked shots	11	15
Giveaways	5	7
Takeaways	4	3
Faceoffs won	33/67 (49.3%)	34/67 (50.7%)

Box score

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	1	1	0	2	2	2	0	0		17:55
Number 13 M. Janmark	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	50%	11:28
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	0	0	14.3%	21:48
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	1	0		13:29
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0	53.3%	13:48
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		12:51
Number 22 C. Sceviour	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:26
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	2	0	2	+1	0	2	2	0	1	57.1%	12:37
Number 43 V. Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		12:14
Number 83 A. Hemsky	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0		14:27
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0	50%	15:27
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	1	0	0	61.1%	20:39
Number 2 J. Jokipakka	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		11:40
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		22:59
Number 4 J. Demers	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		24:58
Number 24 J. Benn	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		14:45
Number 33 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		22:13
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:16

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	31	30	1	.968	51:44	Win
Number 32 K. Lehtonen	4	2	2	.500	08:16

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	1	1	2	+3	0	4	0	1	0	36.4%	14:21
Number 7 C. Porter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		08:52
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0	0	0	57.7%	17:35
Number 11 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	1	0		18:54
Number 14 J. Fontaine	R	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	0	0		14:19
Number 16 J. Zucker	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		15:57
Number 18 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		09:42
Number 19 J. Stoll	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	10:21
Number 22 N. Niederreiter	R	1	1	2	+3	0	5	1	0	0		14:19
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	0		16:15
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	0	0	50%	18:03
Number 64 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	1	0	42.1%	18:24
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0	0		21:54
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		28:45
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0		14:00
Number 25 J. Brodin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3	0		18:55
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:48
Number 46 J. Spurgeon	D	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	3	0		23:21

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk	32	28	4	.875	58:20	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	11:52	Dallas Stars	Patrick Sharp	Roughing	2
2nd	11:52	Minnesota Wild	Mikael Granlund	Roughing	2
2nd	12:24	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Interference	2
2nd	16:32	Minnesota Wild	Jared Spurgeon	Tripping	2

Game information

Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Marc Joannette, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Andy McElman
Dallas Stars scratches: Travis Moen, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak
Minnesota Wild scratches: Niklas Backstrom, Erik Haula, Mike Reilly

2015-2016 season series

Every Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild 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 Dec 21

Other NHL games on Monday, December 21, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Islanders, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
St. Louis Blues 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Nashville Predators, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Dec 21, 2015
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 21, 2015

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