The American Airlines Center continues to be a house of horrors for the Minnesota Wild. Kari Lehtonen stopped 33 shots en route to a big win for the Stars, who stave off elimination from playoff contention for at least one more game. Zach Parise scored the lone Wild goal in the loss. Most notable, however, was the loss of Ryan Suter at the end of the second period due to a lower leg injury.
The theme of the night for the Wild was turnovers in the offensive zone. Minnesota had issues getting elongated stretches of pressure on Lehtonen and the Stars.