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NHL: Wild level series with Stars on Matt Boldy's OT winner

Matt Boldy’s late overtime winner secured a 3-2 victory for the Wild over the Stars, leveling their playoff series at 2-2. Jesper Wallstedt’s 43-save performance helped Minnesota survive despite Dallas dominating special teams.

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April 26, 2026

NHL: Wild level series with Stars on Matt Boldy's OT winner

Apr 25, 2026; Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Wild forward Matt Boldy (12) redirects a shot past Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger (29) for the game-winning goal during overtime in game four of the first round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Grand Casino Arena.

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Matt Boldy scored with 29 seconds left in overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 win over the visiting Dallas Stars to level their best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series at 2-2 on Saturday evening in St. Paul, Minn.


Brock Faber had a goal and an assist, Marcus Foligno also scored and Jesper Wallstedt made 43 saves for the Wild, who dominated the series opener 6-1 before losing two in a row, including Game 3 at home in double-overtime.


Jason Robertson and Miro Heiskanen scored goals, Matt Duchene and Mikko Rantanen had two assists each, and Jake Oettinger made 40 saves for the Stars.


Minnesota won despite going 0-for-4 on the power play while Dallas was 2-for-2. Game 5 is set for Tuesday night in Dallas.


Hurricanes 4, Senators 2


Logan Stankoven's power-play goal midway through the third period broke a tie for Carolina, which never trailed in defeating host Ottawa to eliminate the Senators from the playoffs.


The Hurricanes completed a four-game sweep in the first-round Eastern Conference series. Sebastian Aho scored two empty-net goals, and Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for Carolina. Seth Jarvis had two assists and Frederik Andersen made 25 saves.


Drake Batherson had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, and Dylan Cozens scored. Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots.


Penguins 4, Flyers 2


Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as visiting Pittsburgh stayed alive with a victory over Philadelphia in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.


Rickard Rakell also scored a goal and set up another for Pittsburgh, which had been outscored 11-4 while dropping the first three games of the series. Penguins coach Dan Muse opted to start Arturs Silovs in net instead of Stuart Skinner, and Silovs responded with 28 saves in a crisp performance.


Denver Barkey and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia, which will have another chance to win the best-of-seven series Monday when the teams reconvene for Game 5 in Pittsburgh. Dan Vladar, playing with a right arm injury, turned aside 17 shots for the Flyers.


-Field Level Media/Reuters

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