Wild 3-2 Stars (December 27, 2024) Match Review

DALLAS – Defenseman Brock Faber scored a game-winning goal 35 seconds into overtime and the Minnesota Wild rallied from a two-goal deficit midway through the third period to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.

Jonas Brodin and Marcus Foligno scored 57 seconds apart in the third period, evening the score for the Wild, whose 29 road points (13-3-3) lead the league. Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves.

Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston each had a goal and an assist, giving Dallas a 2-0 lead through two periods. Jake Oettinger, a Minnesota native, stopped 15 shots for the Stars, who are 0-2-1 in their last three home games.

Faber picked up a pass from Matt Boldy near center ice on the first overtime shift, skated in and behind the net when Oettinger appeared to lose sight of the puck behind him and it didn’t leave the left post.

Minnesota played without star forward Kirill Kaprizov, who leads the league with 23 goals and 50 points and is out with a lower-body injury.

The Stars played a man down after forward Mason Marchment left late in the first period after being hit in the face by a puck.

Minnesota was also missing forward Joel Eriksson Ek (missed his 11th straight game, lower body) and defenseman Jacob Middleton (seventh straight game, upper body).

Takeaways

Wild: A team that completed a 2 1/2-hour flight Friday morning was full of energy in the third period.

Stars: Dallas went 0-for-3 on the power play and fell to a league-low 9.8% (6-for-61) at home.

Key moment

Foligno’s shot through traffic bounced off the post, tying the score at 11:32 of the third period.

Key statistics

The Wild led the Stars 22-9 through two periods, then outscored the Stars 8-7 in the third period and had their only shot in overtime.

Next

The Wild host Ottawa and the Stars visit Chicago on Sunday.

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