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NHL roundup: Stars top Wild in double OT to take 2-1 series lead

By Thomson Reuters Apr 23, 2026 | 2:36 AM

Wyatt Johnston scored a power-play goal with 7:50 left in double overtime to lift the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild ​in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal ‌series on Wednesday in Saint Paul, Minn.

Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson finished with a goal and two assists apiece for Dallas, which grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Johnston and Mikko Rantanen ‌each ​tallied one goal and one assist.

Jake Oettinger ⁠stopped 28 of 31 ⁠shots to win the marathon contest.

Marcus Johansson, Joel Eriksson Ek and Michael McCarron scored one goal apiece for Minnesota. Jesper Wallstedt allowed four goals on 36 shots.

Ducks 6, ​Oilers 4

Cutter Gauthier produced two goals and an assist as Anaheim evened its Western Conference first-round playoff series ⁠against Edmonton in Game 2.

Ryan Poehling ⁠also scored twice for the Ducks. Alex Killorn ​had a goal and two assists, Jacob Trouba added a ​goal, Jackson LaCombe had three assists, and Lukas Dostal ‌made 33 saves.

Leon Draisaitl registered a goal and an assist and Connor Ingram stopped 22 shots for the Oilers. Connor Murphy, Zach Hyman and Josh Samanski posted Edmonton’s other ⁠goals.

Flyers 5, Penguins 2

Trevor Zegras, Rasmus Ristolainen, Nick Seeler and Noah Cates all scored their first career playoff goals to guide Philadelphia ⁠over Pittsburgh and ‌a 3-0 series lead.

Dan Vladar had 28 ⁠saves in the win and Owen Tippett ​had ‌the other goal for the Flyers. Cates ​and Zegras each ⁠added an assist, and Jamie Drysdale, Sean Couturier and Noah Juulsen logged two assists apiece.

Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson scored for Pittsburgh, which needs to win Saturday in Philadelphia to save its season. Stuart Skinner made 24 saves for the ​Penguins.

–Field Level Media