No. 1 StarsCategoryNo. 8 Wild
Chart: Wild vs. Stars, statistically

50-23-9Overall record38-33-11
28-11-2Home record21-16-4
22-12-7Road record17-7-7
3.23 (1st in NHL)Goals per game2.60 (18th)
2.78 (19th)Goals against per game2.49 (9th)
+37 (3rd)Goal differential+10 (T-14th)
32.0 (T-2nd)Shots per game29.0 (23rd)
28.9 (T-9th)Shots against per game28.6 (7th)
22.1% (5th)Power play18.5% (15th)
82.3% (10th)Penalty kill77.9% (27th)
167 (1st)5-on-5 goals for140 (17th)
154 (T-25th)5-on-5 goals against129 (T-7th)
.502 (T-14th)Faceoff winning. pct..525 (3rd)
719 (7th fewest)Penalty minutes545 (fewest)
Goals
Jamie Benn 41
Tyler Seguin33
Jason Spezza33
Assists
Jamie Benn48
John Klingberg48
Tyler Seguin40
Points
Jamie Benn89
Tyler Seguin73
Jason Spezza63
Shots
Tyler Seguin278
Jamie Benn247
Power-play goals
Jamie Benn17
Jason Spezza9
Shorthanded goals
Cody Eakin3
Penalty minutes
Antoine Roussel123
Hits
Jamie Benn156
Antoine Roussel123
Blocked shots
Johnny Oduya172
Alex Goligoski159
Faceoff win. pct.
Tyler Seguin.556
Jason Spezza.548
Ice time per game
Kris Russell24:01
Alex Goligoski23:50
Goals
Zach Parise25
Charlie Coyle21
Nino Niederreiter20
Assists
Ryan Suter43
Mikko Koivu39
Mikael Granlund31
points
Mikko Koivu56
Zach Parise53
Ryan Suter51
shots
Zach Parise234
Ryan Suter188
Power-play goals
Mikko Koivu10
Zach Parise7
Shorthanded goals
Erik Haula2
Penalty minutes
Ryan Carter48
Hits
Chris Porter157
Charlie Coyle131
Blocked shots
Jared Spurgeon157
Ryan Suter142
Faceoff win. pct.
Jarret Stoll.567
Mikko Koivu.561
Ice time per game
Ryan Suter28:35
Jared Spurgeon22:40
Antti Niemi, Stars
Record25-13-7
GAA2.67
Save pct..905
Shutouts3
Kari Lehtonen, Stars
Record25-10-2
GAA2.76
Save pct..906
Shutouts2
Devan Dubnyk, Wild
Record32-26-6
GAA2.33
Save pct..918
Shutouts5
Darcy Kuemper, Wild
Record6-7-5
GAA2.43
Save pct..915
Shutouts2

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