Final
DAL at MIN game report
Stars
2–1
Wild
Friday, September 25, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. CT · Grand Casino Arena
Stars beat the Wild 2–1 despite being out-chanced 2.4–1.9 in expected goals and 11–7 in high-danger chances. Casey DeSmith saved 1.4 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
MINDAL
- 1Goals2
- 2.37Expected goals1.92
- 1.885-on-5 expected goals1.31
- 11High-danger chances7
- 27Shots on goal18
- 49Shot attempts45
- 365-on-5 shot attempts39
- 7:28Power-play time8:29
5-on-5 shares for MIN: 48.0% of shot attempts, 58.9% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
WildStarsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Stars shooting ←→ Wild shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| MIN at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 42:12 | 36–39 | 1.88–1.31 | 1–2 |
| Power play | 7:28 | 11–5 | 0.40–0.48 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 8:29 | 0–1 | 0.00–0.13 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 1:51 | 2–0 | 0.09–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as MIN–DAL. “Power play” means MIN had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Wallstedt MIN | 16/18 | .889 | 1.92 | -0.08 |
| Casey DeSmith DAL | 26/27 | .963 | 2.37 | +1.37 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Robertson DAL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.44 |
| Joel Eriksson Ek MIN | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.44 |
| Maxim Shabanov MIN | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.26 |
| Blake Coleman MIN | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Nils Lundkvist DAL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Arttu Hyry DAL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Sam Steel DAL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Wyatt Johnston DAL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Bobby Brink MIN | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| Ryan Hartman MIN | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.18 |
Three stars
- ★T. HarleyDAL · 1G 0A
- ★★M. RantanenDAL · 0G 1A
- ★★★J. Eriksson EkMIN · 1G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 09:18DAL R. Faksa (from O. Bäck, J. Kiviranta)1–0
Period 2
- 01:54MIN J. Eriksson Ek (from B. Coleman, M. Boldy)1–1
- 18:38DAL T. Harley (from M. Rantanen, J. Benn)2–1