Minnesota found the answers in Dallas. The Wild beat the Stars 4-2 at American Airlines Center to take a 3-2 lead in the NHL Playoffs series. Kirill Kaprizov put up 1 goal and 2 assists, Matt Boldy added a power-play strike and an assist, and Jesper Wallstedt stopped 20 of 22 shots in front of 18,532 fans. Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist for the Stars.

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Wild strike first, finish last

Minnesota opened the scoring early when Mats Zuccarello buried at 4: in the first, set up by Ryan Hartman and Kaprizov. Dallas answered on the power play as Miro Heiskanen tied it from Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene.

A late second-period power play tipped the game. Boldy finished off a slick sequence from Quinn Hughes and Kaprizov for a 2-1 Wild lead after 40 minutes.

The visitors stretched it to 3-1 in the third through Michael McCarron, assisted by Yakov Trenin and Vladimir Tarasenko. Robertson pulled one back for 3-2, with helpers from Mikko Rantanen and Heiskanen, before Kaprizov sealed it with an empty-netter from Jake Middleton and Boldy.

Kaprizov and Boldy headline the night

Kaprizov’s 3-point night earned him First Star honors. Boldy finished with 1 goal and 1 assist, seven shots and the game’s key power-play goal. Robertson led Dallas with 1 goal and 1 assist and was named Third Star.

Between the pipes, Wallstedt posted a 0.909 save percentage. Jake Oettinger stopped 24 of 27 for Dallas, including 11 saves on the penalty kill.

Stars carried the puck, Wild owned the details

Dallas had more of the puck and pressure at even strength. The Stars posted a 62.2% Corsi and 58.1% Fenwick. They also outshot Minnesota 11-3 in the third period. Yet Minnesota turned limited looks into goals, going 3-for-16 at even strength by shot type and adding the empty-netter.

Blocked shots told a story. The Wild racked up 26 blocks to the Stars’ 9, with Middleton (6) and Jared Spurgeon (5) leading the way. Minnesota also landed more hits overall at 24-20.

Special teams and faceoffs swing back and forth

Both power plays connected. Minnesota went 1/3 for 33%, Dallas 1/4 for 25%. The Wild also leaned on key faceoff wins early to establish territory, finishing 28/54 on draws. Dallas surged at the dot late and dominated third-period faceoffs 13/19 but couldn’t find an equalizer.

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What it means

Minnesota moves one win from the series with a 3-2 lead and momentum from a road win. Dallas will point to strong possession numbers and a big third period as reasons to believe. Follow the next chapter on Sofascore with live scores, shot maps, box score, and instant updates from the NHL Playoffs.