NHL Playoff Preview: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars with Line Combinations 04/18/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Minnesota Wild (46-24-12, 104 pts) at Dallas Stars (50-20-12, 112 pts)
Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Saturday, April 18
Time: 5:30 pm EST
How To Watch:Â ESPN/SN/TVAS
Radio:Â 104.5 ESPN Radio/96.7 FM The Ticket
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Minnesota Wild News & Notes:
The Wild snapped their three-game skid with a 3-2 win over the Ducks on Tuesday to end the regular season. They went 2-2-0 against Dallas this season, averaging four goals per game.
Dallas Stars News & Notes:
The Stars won five straight games to end the regular season, most recently beating the Sabres 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday. During the winning streak, they averaged 4.2 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. They went 2-1-1 against Minnesota this season, averaging 3.3 goals per game.
Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:
Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Eriksson Ek-Boldy
Tarasenko-Yurov-Trenin
M.Foligno-McCarron-N.Foligno
Hughes-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Middleton-Petry
Wallstedt
Gustavsson
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Dallas Stars Projected Lines:
Steel-Johnston-Rantanen
Robertson-Duchene-Bourque
Benn-Hryckowian-Bunting
Back-Faksa-Erne
Harley-Lundkvist
Lindell-Lyubushkin
Bischel-Myers
Oettinger
DeSmith
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Players To Watch:
Minnesota Wild
Kirill Kaprizov appeared in only three of the four games against the Stars during the season. He had a point in all three games with three goals and two assists.
Dallas Stars
Jason Roberton had a point in each game against the Wild, with three goals and an assist in four games against them.
Injury Report:
Minnesota Wild
D Zach Bogosian – DTD
Dallas Stars
F Tyler Seguin – IR
F Roope Hintz – Out
F Nathan Bastian – DTD
D Miro Heiskanen – Out
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