The Minnesota Wild head to take on the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Monday.Frederick Gaudreau was the top goalscorer for the Wild with two goals. Filip Gustavsson saved only 27 of 31 shots against (.870%) in the loss.
Wyatt Johnston netted the only goal for the Stars. Jake Oettinger had a dominant performance with 25 saves to earn his fifth shutout of the season, second-most in the NHL.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their four regular season meetings this season, the last of which was a 2-1 (SO) victory for the Wild in February. Mats Zuccarello scored Minnesota’s only goal. Gustavsson got the win, saving 29 of 30 shots (.966%).
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 2.91 goals per game for the season, 23rd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Stars team that is allowing just 2.62 goals a game (3rd).
Meanwhile, Dallas has found the net 3.43 times a game on average, seventh in the league, and the Wild are allowing opponents to score 2.67 goals per game (6th).
The Stars’ 25.00% power play percentage is the fifth-best in the league, while the Wild rank 14th with a conversion rate of 21.51%. Dallas has been equally successful at penalty killing, boasting the league’s third-highest PK% at 83.54%. Minnesota ranks 11th at 82.03%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 75 points this season, Kirill Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He has 40 goals and 35 assists in 67 games. In the net, Gustavsson (22-9-7) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.10 GAA, second-best in the league, and a .931% save percentage, also second-best.
Marc-Andre Fleury (24-16-4) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.85 and a save percentage of .908%.Jason Robertson leads the Stars in scoring with 109 points (6th in the league). He has 46 goals (7th in the league) and 63 assists (10th) in 82 games. Oettinger (37-11-11) is the top goalie for Dallas with a goals against average of 2.37. He has a save percentage of .919%.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 21-13-7 away from home this season. Dallas is looking for a fifth straight win at home this season.
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