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
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Rangers ▶
April 21 Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1
April 22 Pittsburgh 8, Rangers 4
April 23 Rangers 6, Pittsburgh 1
April 24 Athletics 8, Rangers 1
April 25 Rangers 4, Athletics 3
April 26 Athletics 2, Rangers 1
April 27 N.Y. Yankees 4, Rangers 2
April 28 N.Y. Yankees 3, Rangers 2
April 29 vs. N.Y. Yankees, 1:35 p.m., RSN
May 1 at Detroit, 5:40 p.m., RSN
May 2 at Detroit, 6:15 p.m., Fox
May 3 at Detroit, 6:20 p.m., NBCSN, Peacock
TCU Baseball ▶
April 17 Baylor 11, TCU 4
April 19 TCU 5, Baylor 4 (doubleheader)
April 19 TCU 10, Baylor 2 (doubleheader)
April 21 TCU 6, Dallas Baptist 5 (10 innings)
April 24 TCU 8, Houston 3
April 25 TCU 4, Houston 2
April 26 TCU 14, Houston 2 (7 innings)
April 29 vs. UT Arlington, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 1 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 2 at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m., ESPN+
May 3 at Oklahoma State, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Stars ▶
First-round playoff series (Wild lead 3-2)
Game 1: April 18 Minnesota 6, Stars 1
Game 2: April 20 Stars 4, Minnesota 2
Game 3: April 22 Stars 4, Minnesota 3 (2OT)
Game 4: April 25 Minnesota 3, Stars 2 (OT)
Game 5: April 28 Minnesota 4, Stars 2
Game 6: April 30 at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m., TNT, truTV, HBO Max, Victory+
Game 7 (if necessary): May 2 vs. Minnesota, TBA
Wings▶
April 30 at Indiana (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 3 vs. Las Vegas (at Austin) (preseason), 6 p.m., Ion
May 9 at Indiana, noon, ABC
May 12 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA
May 14 vs. Minnesota, 7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
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2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), TBA
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, TBA
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, TBA
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, TBA
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, TBA
Cowboys ▶
2026 season
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m.
2026 opponents (dates and times TBA; one home game will be in Rio)
vs. N.Y Giants
vs. Philadelphia
vs. Washington
vs. Arizona
vs. San Francisco
vs. Tampa Bay
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Tennessee
vs. Baltimore
at N.Y Giants
at Philadelphia
at Washington
at L.A. Rams
at Seattle
at Green Bay
at Houston
at Indianapolis
FC Dallas ▶
March 21 FC Dallas 4, Houston 3
April 4 FC Dallas 4, D.C. United 0
April 11 FC Dallas 1, St. Louis 1
April 18 FC Dallas 2, LA Galaxy 2
April 22 Minnesota 1, FC Dallas 0
April 25 at Seattle, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 2 at NY Red Bulls, 6:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 9 vs. Salt Lake, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 13 vs. Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
May 16 at San Jose, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
April 23-25 Pate Swap Meet
April 25 FuelFest
April 30-May 2 High Limit Racing Stockyard Stampede
May 1 NASCAR Truck Series: SpeedyCash.com 250
May 2 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series: Andy's Frozen Custard 340
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.
