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Recap - Stars Defeat Minnesota 7-2

The Stars beat Minnesota 7-2 on Wednesday, earning a victory backstopped by Scott Wedgewood's 21 saves.

Dallas won as a -194 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Dallas got goals from Joe Pavelski, Sam Steel, Nils Lundkvist, Tyler Seguin, Matt Duchene, Jason Robertson, and Roope Hintz in the victory. Pavelski opened the scoring at 16:45 of the first period.

Scott Wedgewood turned in a 21-save effort for the Stars.

Ryan Hartman, and Matt Boldy scored for the Wild, finding the net behind Scott Wedgewood.

Jesper Wallstedt stopped 27 of 34 shots for the Wild, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Dallas went 0-for-2, while the Wild were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Dallas outshot Minnesota 34-23 in the game.

Dallas heads into a battle against the Predators. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.