Quinn Hughes Scores Twice as Stars Exit Game 6 — Did The Wild Win Last Night

Quinn Hughes scored twice in Game 6 as the Dallas Stars were eliminated, and the answer to did the wild win last night was yes. Dallas had its season end before the third round for the first time in four years after another playoff loss that turned on a late surge and a quick reply.

Game 6 Turned Fast

Mavrik Bourque gave Dallas the lead in the second period on the Stars' own power play, but Vladimir Tarasenko tied it less than a minute later. That swing kept the game level long enough for Minnesota to seize control later and push Dallas out of the playoffs.

The Stars had opened by shutting down the Minnesota Wild power play in the first period, then matched that with a power-play goal of their own in the second. For a brief stretch, the game looked like it might hinge on special teams and one clean finish from Dallas.

Quinn Hughes Breaks It Open

Hughes scored his second goal of the night by banking the puck in off Ilya Lybushkin’s skate, the kind of bounce that leaves little margin for a comeback. Dallas pulled Jake Oettinger for an extra skater with several minutes left, but the lead did not move back.

That was the game's final twist, and it fit a series where Dallas carried more than one advantage into Game 6. Dom Luszczyszyn had pointed out that the Stars held the expected goals edge before the game, yet the scoring dried up again when the season tightened.

Dallas Scoring Dry Spell

The finish also extended a playoff pattern that has followed Dallas across the last four playoff runs. The Stars' only edge in the series was their power play, but that was not enough to save a team that could not generate enough goals once the game turned.

For Dallas, the loss ends another spring with the same issue hanging over the roster: chances were there, but the finish was not. The season is over, and the gap between expected goals and actual results is still the place where this one slipped away.