The Dallas Stars have to do something they’ve done only once in their history to stay alive in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Stars trail the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in their first-round series heading into Game 6 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul.
Dallas has come back from a 3-2 deficit to win a series only once — against the Colorado Avalanche in the 1999 Western Conference final en route to the Stars’ only Stanley Cup title.
The Stars are 1-12 when facing a 3-2 deficit and have forced a Game 7 only five times. The numbers are better in Dallas’ specific situation of losing Game 5 after the series was tied 2-2. The Stars are 4-2 in those Game 6s, including three wins on the road.
If the Stars beat the Wild on Thursday, Game 7 would be Saturday at American Airlines Center at a time to be determined.
Here is the Stars’ history when facing a 3-2 deficit:
Series tied 2-2, then Stars lost Game 5
1997 first round: Won Game 6 at Edmonton 3-2, lost Game 7 at home 4-3 in overtime
*1999 Western Conference final: Won Game 6 at Colorado 4-1, won Game 7 at home 4-1
2014 first round: Lost Game 6 at home to Anaheim 5-4 in OT
2016 second round: Won Game 6 at St. Louis 3-2, lost Game 7 at home 6-1
2022 first round: Won Game 6 at home over Calgary 4-2, lost Game 7 at Calgary 3-2 in OT
2024 Western Conference final: Lost Game 6 at Edmonton 2-1
Stars trailed 3-1 in series, then won Game 5
1998 Western Conference final: Lost Game 6 at Detroit 2-0
2000 Stanley Cup Final: Lost Game 6 at home to New Jersey 2-1 in 2OT
2003 second round: Lost Game 6 at Anaheim 4-3
2007 first round: Won Game 6 at home to Vancouver 2-0, lost Game 7 at Vancouver 4-1
2008 Western Conference final: Lost Game 6 at home to Detroit 4-1
2020 Stanley Cup Final: Lost Game 6 to Tampa Bay 2-0 in COVID bubble in Edmonton
2023 Western Conference final: Lost Game 6 at home to Vegas 6-0
*Stars went on to win series
Game schedule dates, times, locations
NEXT UP: Game dates, times, locations, channel
Rangers ▶
June 12 Boston 10, Rangers 1
June 13 Boston 6, Rangers 3
June 14 Rangers 6, Boston 4
June 15 Minnesota 4, Rangers 2
June 16 Minnesota 12, Rangers 2
June 18 vs. Minnesota, 1:35 p.m., RSN
June 19 vs. San Diego, 7:05 p.m., RSN
June 20 vs. San Diego, 3:05 p.m., RSN
June 21 vs. San Diego, 1:35 p.m., RSN
June 22 at Miami, 5:40 p.m., RSN
June 23 at Miami, 5:40 p.m., RSN
June 24 at Miami, 11:10 a.m., RSN
June 25 at Toronto, 6:07 p.m., RSN
June 26 at Toronto, 6:07 p.m., CW
June 27 at Toronto, 2:07 p.m., RSN
June 28 at Toronto, 12:37 p.m., RSN
June 29 at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m., ESPN
June 30 at Cleveland, 5:40 p.m., RSN
July 1 at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m., RSN
Wings▶
June 9 Minnesota 100, Wings 76
June 11 Wings 85, Phoenix 70
June 13 Portland 84, Wings 83
June 15 Wings 96, Las Vegas 66
June 17 Golden State 91, Wings 80
June 20 vs. Chicago, 7 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
June 22 at Seattle, 9 p.m., KFAA
June 25 at Las Vegas, 9 p.m., KFAA
June 28 vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
July 2 at Connecticut, 7 p.m., KFAA, Amazon Prime Video
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
Cowboys ▶
Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
World Cup ▶
All local matches at AT&T Stadium
Group stage
June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
June 17 England 4, Croatia 2 (Group L)
June 22 Argentina vs. Austria (Group J), 12 p.m., Fox
June 25 Japan vs. Sweden (Group F), 6 p.m., FS1
June 27 Argentina vs. Jordan (Group J), 9 p.m., Fox
Knockout round
June 30 Round of 32: Group E runner-up vs. Group I runner-up, 12 p.m., Fox
July 3 Round of 32: Group D runner-up vs. Group G runner-up, 1 p.m., Fox
Jim Barnes is the Star-Telegram’s sports editor. A Fort Worth native and graduate of Castleberry High School, he returned to Texas after 13 years at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He previously was sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald and a freelance high school sports reporter for The Dallas Morning News.
