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2015-16 regular season

Stars at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Stars lead the season series 3–0

Stars beat Wild 6–3 at Xcel Energy Center on December 21, 2015.

DAL – MIN
34–35
Shots on goal
1/2–0/0
Power play
19–19
Hits
11–15
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Vernon Fiddler
2 G
2 shots · 12:37 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Tyler Seguin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 20:39 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Antti Niemi
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Jared Spurgeon Go-ahead 1st · 04:57
Unassisted · beat Kari Lehtonen
0–1
🌲 Charlie Coyle 1st · 08:16
Assists: Justin Fontaine, Nino Niederreiter · beat Kari Lehtonen
0–2
2nd period
⭐ Jordie Benn 2nd · 14:59
Assists: Jason Spezza · beat Devan Dubnyk
1–2
⭐ Vernon Fiddler PP Tying 2nd · 18:30
Assists: Patrick Eaves, Alex Goligoski · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–2
⭐ Tyler Seguin Go-ahead 2nd · 19:29
Assists: Patrick Sharp, Jamie Benn · beat Devan Dubnyk
3–2
3rd period
⭐ Antoine Roussel 3rd · 03:41
Assists: Johnny Oduya · beat Devan Dubnyk
4–2
🌲 Nino Niederreiter 3rd · 10:26
Assists: Charlie Coyle, Matt Dumba · beat Antti Niemi
4–3
⭐ Cody Eakin Empty net 3rd · 18:07
Unassisted
5–3
⭐ Vernon Fiddler Empty net 3rd · 19:46
Assists: Tyler Seguin
6–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Benn · Sharp · Seguin 20:39
L2 Spezza · Eakin · Hemsky 14:27
L3 Roussel · Sceviour · Eaves 13:26
L4 Fiddler · Janmark · Nichushkin 12:14
D1 Demers · Klingberg 23:58
D2 Goligoski · Oduya 21:44
D3 Benn · Jokipakka 13:12
🌲Wild
L1 Parise · Granlund · Pominville 18:24
L2 Vanek · Zucker · Koivu 16:15
L3 Coyle · Fontaine · Niederreiter 14:19
L4 Carter · Porter · Stoll 9:42
D1 Suter · Spurgeon 26:03
D2 Scandella · Brodin 20:24
D3 Dumba · Prosser 12:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL MIN🌲
34 Shots on goal 35
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/0
19 Hits 19
11 Blocked shots 15
4 Takeaways 3
5 Giveaways 7
2 Penalty minutes 6
DAL shooting 17.6% (6/34) MIN shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Antti Niemi
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 51:44 TOI
Kari Lehtonen
2/4
.500 SV% · 2 GA · 08:16 TOI
🌲Wild
Devan Dubnyk
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 58:20 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jared Spurgeon · 1st 04:57 · 0–1 Charlie Coyle · 1st 08:16 · 0–2 Jordie Benn · 2nd 14:59 · 1–2 Vernon Fiddler · 2nd 18:30 · 2–2 Tyler Seguin · 2nd 19:29 · 3–2 Antoine Roussel · 3rd 03:41 · 4–2 Nino Niederreiter · 3rd 10:26 · 4–3 Cody Eakin · 3rd 18:07 · 5–3 Vernon Fiddler · 3rd 19:46 · 6–3
DAL MIN
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Stars
Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4-2 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Stars lead the season series 3–0
Nov 282015 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 4–3 OT Nov 142015 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 2–3 OT Feb 222015 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 2–6 Jan 32015 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 1–7 Nov 282014 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 5–4 OT
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Who won Stars vs Wild on December 21, 2015?

Stars won 6–3. The final score was Stars 6, Wild 3.

Who scored for Stars?

Vernon Fiddler (2), Antoine Roussel, Cody Eakin, Jordie Benn, Tyler Seguin.

Who scored for Wild?

Charlie Coyle, Jared Spurgeon, Nino Niederreiter.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Devan Dubnyk made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Stars vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Stars vs Wild season series?

Stars lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 19 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 2–6 AfterDec 22 🪶CHI @ ⭐DAL 0–4
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 19 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 2–3 AfterDec 22 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 1–2
Also on December 21
🦆ANA 2–5 🏝️NYI 🎵STL 3–4 🔔PHI 🧥CBJ 2–5 🐧PIT 🦅WSH 2–1 🌪️CAR 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 🐯NSH 🍁TOR 7–4 🏔️COL ✈️WPG 1–3 🛢️EDM
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