Coming off an abysmal roadtrip, the Wild reshuffle their lines in hopes of igniting offense and rediscovering their winning identity.

Dallas led 3-0 on Matt Duchene's power-play goal 1:31 into the second period, on a puck hit into the crease that deflected off defenseman Jake Middleton's skate and past goalie Filip Gustavsson, who finished with 20 saves. Esa Lindell scored from the top of the right circle 5:37 into the game, and Johnston scored late in the first period.

The number of underperforming Wild veterans has become alarming early in the 2025-26 season. Can they turn it around?

In his fifth NHL game, the Wild youngster got his first NHL point and goal in a 3-1 win over the <a href=" York Rangers on Monday.

The Minnesota Wild have the best power play in the NHL. If that's ever been true before, it's never been for long. Since the Wild's inception in 2000-01, their power play percentage has been 18.0%, 24th of 32 teams.

Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger carried much of the load, stopping 38 shots as the Wild fell to 2-2-0 for the season, starting a long road trip on a down note. For Minnesota, goalie Filip Gustavsson had 20 saves in the loss.