The Dallas Stars' playoff hopes were dashed Thursday when the Minnesota Wild beat them in six games of their first-round series. Dallas' unbalanced scoring and sputtering offense led to another Western Conference final near-miss.

The Dallas Stars' 2025-26 season has come to an end much earlier than the team was hoping for.

Tonight’s NHL Playoff slate features the Dallas Stars facing the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 of their first-round series. Minnesota leads 3-2. The faceoff is scheduled for Thursday, April 30, at 4:30 p.m.

The Dallas Stars' surprising first-round exit after three consecutive runs to the Western Conference finals leaves plenty of questions for the team as it enters the offseason.

Dallas watched its playoff run come to a frustrating end for the fifth straight season, but there many lessons to garner from the experience

Jesper Wallstedt was 12 years old when he switched from being a defenseman to a goalie. He was also that age the last time the Wild advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2015. The ensuing 10 years the team would either get bounced from the first round or not make the playoffs at all.

The Dallas Stars were eliminated in six games in the first round. Nick Wosika / Imagn Images ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sticks were flying, dislodged from their owners with hands, elbows, shoulders — probably even teeth if need be.

The Dallas Stars were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round on Thursday after three straight appearances in the Western Conference Final.