Final · All games

MIN 0 – 2 DAL

Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.

Model
DAL 55%
Expected score
2.9 – 3.2
Market
—
Venue
American Airlines Center
Pre-game price

What the model says

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.

DAL win55%MIN 45%
FinishesDAL reg 43% · OT/SO 12%MIN reg 34% · OT/SO 12%
Most likely finalsMIN 2–3 DAL (7%) · MIN 3–2 DAL (6%) · MIN 3–4 DAL (5%)
Club ratings (Elo)DAL 1574 · MIN 1534by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

MIN · expected (depth chart)

Jesper Wallstedt

Goalie rating 1540 (above the league middle) · +13.2 saved above expected on 1527 shots last season
DAL · expected (depth chart)

Jake Oettinger

Goalie rating 1536 (above the league middle) · +15.1 saved above expected on 2079 shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

MIN

Minnesota Wild

Head coach John Hynes

L1 Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league) · Danila Yurov (above the league middle) · Max Shabanov (below the league middle)

L2 Blake Coleman (below the league middle) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league)

L3 Yakov Trenin (bottom tenth of the league) · Ryan Hartman (above the league middle) · Bobby Brink (below the league middle)

D1 Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Brock Faber (top tenth of the league)

D2 Jonas Brodin (above the league middle) · Jared Spurgeon (above the league middle)

PP1 Ryan Hartman (above the league middle) · Joel Eriksson Ek (below the league middle) · Matt Boldy (top tenth of the league) · Quinn Hughes (bottom tenth of the league) · Kirill Kaprizov (top tenth of the league)

DAL

Dallas Stars

Head coach Glen Gulutzan

L1 Justin Hryckowian (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle)

L2 Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league) · Roope Hintz (bottom tenth of the league) · Tyler Seguin

L3 Sam Steel (above the league middle) · Matt Duchene (above the league middle) · Jamie Benn (above the league middle)

D1 Thomas Harley (below the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle)

D2 Esa Lindell (above the league middle) · Nils Lundkvist (above the league middle)

PP1 Mikko Rantanen (above the league middle) · Wyatt Johnston (top tenth of the league) · Matt Duchene (above the league middle) · Miro Heiskanen (below the league middle) · Jason Robertson (top tenth of the league)

Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

MIN · 0 out

Minnesota Wild

Nobody listed.

DAL · 0 out

Dallas Stars

Nobody listed.

Goals · the league's own clips

2 goals

Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.

DAL · P2 15:33 · M. Seminoff (K. Capobianco) · clip

DAL · P3 10:39 · E. Lindell (K. Capobianco, A. Shlaine) · clip

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger