WILD GAMEDAY
Preview: Wild looks to even season series vs. Stars
Marc-Andre Fleury would be in line to start if the pattern of alternating goalies holds.
April 13, 2022 at 11:15PM
7 p.m. at Dallas * TV: ESPN * Radio: 100.3-FM
Wild update: Minnesota (45-21-6, 96 points) has won 10 of its past 13 games and has secured at least a point in 12 of those games. The Wild is 1-2 against Dallas this season, winning 7-2 at home in November but falling 7-4 at Dallas in December and 6-3 at home in March. … LW Kirill Kaprizov (42-49-91) is on a four-game point streak and has nine goals and 14 assists in his past 11 games. He has four goals and five assists vs. Dallas this season. … The Wild has been alternating goalie starts between Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury, and if that holds, Fleury would be in line to start. He is 4-1 with a 2.44 goals-against average and .926 save percentage with the Wild.
Dallas update: The Stars (42-27-4, 88 points) are coming off a 1-0 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday and are 6-3-1 in their past 10 games. Dallas holds the second wild-card playoff spot in the West, three points ahead of Vegas and one behind top wild card Nashville. … C Joe Pavelski (27-46-73) leads the Stars in scoring. LW Jamie Benn (3-2-5) and LW Jason Robertson (3-2-5) lead Dallas in scoring vs. the Wild this season. … G Jake Oettinger (26-13-0, 2.53, .914) of Lakeville is 2-0 vs. the Wild this season with a 3.34 GAA and .879 save percentage.
Randy Johnson
Wild winger Ryan Hartman’s suspension for roughing Ottawa’s Tim Stützle was decreased from 10 games to eight after he appealed to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
