Wild Shut Out By Stars Tuesday Night

The Minnesota Wild could not manage much offense Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars in a 4-0 loss.

The Wild were outshot 36-18 in the loss.

Dallas held a 2-0 lead after a first period in which they outshot the Wild 12-3 thanks to goals by Vernon Fiddler and Erik Cole.

Ray Whitney scored the only goal of the second period on a power play to make the score 3-0, then Jordie Benn closed out the scoring for Dallas in the third period for the 4-0 win.

The Wild are now 27-20-5 and will host the Chicago Blackhawks at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night.