Five defeats in their last six contests take the Minnesota Wild (4th in Central Division) to a home outing against the Dallas Stars (1st in Central), who are riding a two-game losing slide.
The Dallas Stars (30-14-11) were dealt their second consecutive defeat (0-1-1) after rounding off their season-long eight-game homestand with a 3-1-4 total following a 3-2 overtime setback against the Boston Bruins at American Airlines Center on Tuesday. Jason Robertson (34 goals, 71 points this year) bagged a snipes and an assist for the Stars, who conceded Boston’s winner with 1:16 remaining in the extra session after failing to capitalize on a power play 72 seconds earlier. Roope Hintz (23 goals, 50 points) also tallied for Dallas, which has posted just three regulation defeats in its past 15 outings (7-3-5).
Goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 34 shots on Tuesday to go 23-7-8 for the ongoing campaign with a 2.23 GAA and a .925 save percentage. He has recorded a perfect 4-0-0 tally from six previous appearances versus Minnesota with a 2.73 GAA and a .905 save percentage, while Scott Wedgewood (7-7-3 on the season with a 2.91 GAA and a .913 save percentage) is 0-1-2 against the Wild previously with a 3.25 GAA and a .897 save percentage. The Stars, meanwhile, are 12th in most goals scored per game this year (3.29), 2nd in least goals allowed on average (2.55), 9th in power play (23.6%) and 2nd best in penalty kill (83.9%).
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