Rantanen took a puck to the face off a shot from Stars defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. The puck was deflected by Wild forward Yakov Trenin before striking Rantanen. Trainers checked on the Stars star before he exited the game on Monday. He did return to the game after a period away, this time wearing a full cage.

The Dallas Stars had yet another player take a puck to the face. With just over 16 minutes left in the second quarter during Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Wild, new forward Mikko Rantanen was on the receiving end of an arrant puck and had to leave the game after suffering the blow to his face.

The Stars have earned points in their last 12 games played against the Wild dating back to Dec. 20, 2021, upholding an 8-0-4 record during that span. Since the 2021-22 season, Dallas has held an 8-1-4 record for 20 points and a .

Jake Oettinger made 32 saves as the Dallas Stars blanked the visiting Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Monday night. Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment provided the offense for the Stars (45-21-4,

The Dallas Stars scored twice in a 58-second span in the second period and Lakeville, Minn., native Jake Oettinger pitched a 33-save shutout as the Minnesota Wild fell 3-0 in Dallas on Monday night. The loss snapped Minnesota's three-game winning streak.