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2021-22 regular season

Wild at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Stars beat Wild 7–4 at American Airlines Center on December 20, 2021.

MIN – DAL
23–29
Shots on goal
1/3–1/4
Power play
20–23
Hits
12–15
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 🌲 MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 24:47 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Miro Heiskanen
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 22:50 TOI
3rd star ⭐ DAL
Jamie Benn
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 16:12 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Joe Pavelski Go-ahead 1st · 01:31
Assists: Jason Robertson, Miro Heiskanen · beat Cam Talbot
0–1
⭐ Esa Lindell SH 1st · 03:24
Unassisted · beat Cam Talbot
0–2
🌲 Ryan Hartman 1st · 05:25
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello · beat Jake Oettinger
1–2
🌲 Kevin Fiala Tying 1st · 15:42
Assists: Marcus Foligno · beat Jake Oettinger
2–2
⭐ Tyler Seguin Go-ahead 1st · 16:43
Assists: Denis Gurianov, Jamie Benn · beat Cam Talbot
2–3
2nd period
⭐ Roope Hintz PP 2nd · 08:02
Assists: John Klingberg, Jason Robertson · beat Cam Talbot
2–4
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov 2nd · 17:37
Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Alex Goligoski · beat Jake Oettinger
3–4
3rd period
⭐ Jacob Peterson 3rd · 02:06
Assists: Denis Gurianov · beat Cam Talbot
3–5
⭐ Miro Heiskanen 3rd · 03:06
Assists: Michael Raffl · beat Cam Talbot
3–6
🌲 Kevin Fiala PP 3rd · 15:06
Assists: Ryan Hartman, Kirill Kaprizov · beat Jake Oettinger
4–6
⭐ Jamie Benn Empty net 3rd · 18:28
Assists: Radek Faksa
4–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Hartman · Zuccarello 23:46
L2 Foligno · Fiala · Gaudreau 19:48
L3 Sturm · Bjugstad · Duhaime 12:41
L4 Rask · Eriksson Ek · Pitlick 8:09
D1 Brodin · Dumba 24:42
D2 Goligoski · Merrill 19:42
D3 Kulikov · Benn 12:13
⭐Stars
L1 Faksa · Pavelski · Hintz 18:40
L2 Raffl · Glendening · Seguin 16:15
L3 Benn · Robertson · Gurianov 15:52
L4 Tufte · Peterson · Radulov 7:12
D1 Lindell · Heiskanen 23:47
D2 Klingberg · Suter 20:14
D3 Hakanpää · Harley 14:11

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN DAL⭐
23 Shots on goal 29
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
20 Hits 23
12 Blocked shots 15
1 Takeaways 3
6 Giveaways 6
10 Penalty minutes 8
MIN shooting 17.4% (4/23) DAL shooting 24.1% (7/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Cam Talbot
22/28
.786 SV% · 6 GA · 52:31 TOI
⭐Stars
Jake Oettinger
19/23
.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Joe Pavelski · 1st 01:31 · 0–1 Esa Lindell · 1st 03:24 · 0–2 Ryan Hartman · 1st 05:25 · 1–2 Kevin Fiala · 1st 15:42 · 2–2 Tyler Seguin · 1st 16:43 · 2–3 Roope Hintz · 2nd 08:02 · 2–4 Kirill Kaprizov · 2nd 17:37 · 3–4 Jacob Peterson · 3rd 02:06 · 3–5 Miro Heiskanen · 3rd 03:06 · 3–6 Kevin Fiala · 3rd 15:06 · 4–6 Jamie Benn · 3rd 18:28 · 4–7
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–3
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-2 (80% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 182021 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 2–7 Feb 72020 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 3–2 Jan 182020 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 0–7 Dec 12019 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 2–3 SO Oct 292019 🌲MIN @ ⭐DAL 3–6
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Who won Wild vs Stars on December 20, 2021?

Stars won 7–4. The final score was Wild 4, Stars 7.

Who scored for Wild?

Kevin Fiala (2), Kirill Kaprizov, Ryan Hartman.

Who scored for Stars?

Esa Lindell, Jacob Peterson, Jamie Benn, Joe Pavelski, Miro Heiskanen, Roope Hintz, Tyler Seguin.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 22 saves on 28 shots (.786 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Jake Oettinger made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Wild vs Stars season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2 AfterJan 1 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 6–4
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 18 🪶CHI @ ⭐DAL 3–4 AfterJan 6 🐆FLA @ ⭐DAL 5–6
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