National Hockey League
Dallas 8, Minnesota 3
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 12, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: 18509

Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston each had two goals and an assist, and the Dallas Stars cruised to an 8-3 win over the host Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.

Matt Duchene finished with a goal and an assist for Dallas, which won its third consecutive game. Joe Pavelski, Radek Faksa and Evgenii Dadonov also scored.

Minnesota dropped its third game in a row. Brandon Duhaime, Vinni Lettieri and Mats Zuccarello scored one goal apiece for the Wild.

Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger stopped 23 of 26 shots to earn the victory.

Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury allowed eight goals on 37 shots.

Dallas led 3-2 at the end of the first period.

The Stars opened the scoring with a power-play goal less than a minute after the start of the game. Pavelski punched in a rebound from the front of the crease for his sixth goal of the season.

With the goal, Pavelski moved into ninth place on the all-time list for most points by a U.S.-born player. He notched his 1,014th career point to surpass Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine. The all-time leader is Michigan native Mike Modano with 1,374 points.

Faksa added a short-handed goal to make it 2-0 in favor of the Stars.

Minnesota pulled within 2-1 on a goal by Duhaime midway through the first period.

Duchene increased the Stars' lead to 3-1 only 49 seconds later.

Lettieri cut the deficit to 3-2 for the Wild when he scored with 48 seconds left in the first period.

In the second period, Dallas increased the lead to 5-3. Johnston and Dadonov tallied back-to-back goals, both of which came on the power play, to help the Stars cushion their lead.

The Wild pulled within two goals on Zuccarello's fourth goal with 4:01 left in the second period, also on a power play.

Dallas started the third period with two goals from Robertson to seize a 7-3 lead. He scored both goals on the power play after Duhaime drew a five-minute major and a 10-minute misconduct for boarding.

Robertson scored his first goal of the game by punching in a loose puck from the slot. He struck again with a one-timer from near the blue line with 16:51 remaining.

Johnston notched a short-handed goal with 2:03 to play for his second marker of the game and seventh of the season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Dallas   Minnesota
Wyatt Johnston 3 Points Brandon Duhaime 1
Wyatt Johnston 2 Goals Brandon Duhaime 1
Miro Heiskanen 3 Assists Matt Boldy 1
Jason Robertson 2 Power Play Goals Mats Zuccarello 1
Radek Faksa 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Jake Oettinger .885 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .784
Jake Oettinger 23 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Dallas 37 8 5-8 4-5 15 41
Minnesota 26 3 1-5 3-8 30 22
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Wild have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Stars have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .800 after a loss.