Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) and Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov (97) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and Dallas Stars center Sam Steel (18) battle for the puck during the second period of Game 3 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Wild right wing Vladimir Tarasenko (91) skates with the puck as Dallas Stars defenseman Lian Bichsel (6) defends during the first period of Game 3 in the first-round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Johansson (90), left, celebrates with defenseman Brock Faber (7) after scoring a goal during the first period of Game 3 in the first-round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Dallas Stars Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger (29) waits for play to resume after a goal scored by Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Johansson (90) during the first period of Game 3 in the first-round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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9:35 PM on Wednesday, April 22
By DAVE CAMPBELL
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Matt Duchene tied it for Dallas on a power play midway through the third period, seconds after his backcheck on Matt Boldy averted a short-handed goal that would’ve put Minnesota up by two.
After the Wild failed to convert two overtime power plays, finishing 1 for 7 with the man advantage, the Stars took advantage of theirs after Danila Yurov’s delay-of-game penalty. Nils Lundkvist's shot was knocked in by Johnston for his third goal in three games.
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