DALLAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored on a power play to extend his season-opening goal streak to three games, Jake Oettinger stopped 39 shots and the Dallas Stars won their home opener 5-2 over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.
Johnston, the 22-year-old in his fourth NHL season, is the first Stars player since Alexander Radulov in 2018-19 to have a goal in each of the first three games.
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Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan, top left, looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) scores a goal on Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) hits the ice while attacking against Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and defenseman Jake Middleton, back right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A shot by Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) enters the net of Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
The Stars are 3-0 in Glen Gulutzan’s return as their head coach. This is only the third time since moving to Dallas before the 1993-94 season for them to score at least three goals in each of their first three games, and they have now won their last six home openers.
Dallas led 3-0 on Matt Duchene's power-play goal 1:31 into the second period, on a puck hit into the crease that deflected off defenseman Jake Middleton’s skate and and past goalie Filip Gustavsson, who finished with 20 saves. Esa Lindell scored from the top of the right circle 5:37 into the game, and Johnston scored late in the first period.
Matt Boldy and Kiril Kaprizov scored power-play goals for Minnesota in the third period, both assisted by Zeev Buium.
Radek Faksa and Roope Hintz, who assisted on both first-period goals, scored empty-netters in the final 1:42. They became the 10th and 11th different Stars already this season to score a goal.
Gulutzan's was behind the Stars bench at American Airlines Center for the first time since a 3-0 season-ending loss to Detroit on April 27, 2013. That was a couple of weeks before he was fired by then-new general manager Jim Nill, who then brought him back as head coach in July to replaced the fired Pete DeBoer.
Dallas hosts Vancouver on Thursday night. The Wild play the second of five consecutive road games Friday at Washington
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Dallas Stars head coach Glen Gulutzan, top left, looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy (12) scores a goal on Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) hits the ice while attacking against Minnesota Wild center Joel Eriksson Ek (14) and defenseman Jake Middleton, back right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
A shot by Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston (53) enters the net of Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson for a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Golden State forward Draymond Green went nearly chest-to-chest with a fan during the Warriors' 124-106 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.
“He just kept calling me a woman. It was a good joke at first but you can't keep calling me a woman,” Green said, clarifying later that the fan was calling him “a woman's name.”
“I got four kids and one on the way," Green added. "Just don't be disrespectful.”
The fan, who identified himself as Sam Green, 35, of New Orleans, was wearing a black polo with a Pelicans logo on it. He was standing and cheering after Draymond Green had been called for a shooting foul while guarding Pelicans forward Herb Jones.
While players began taking their positions along the key for Jones' foul shots, Draymond Green strode over to the grinning fan and stood just inches from him as they spoke to one another, with the fan holding his arms out on each side.
Game officials quickly stepped between them and pulled Draymond Green away while ushers gathered around and spoke with the fan, who continued to look amused by the exchange.
Draymond Green said game official Courtney Kirkland told him, “I got it. I've heard him over and over and over again. You've handled it well. Don't get yourself in no trouble. I'll take care of it. Courtney was great.”
Sam Green said he was heckling Draymond Green with chants of “Angel Reese,” because, while the Warriors star had several rebounds, he hadn’t attempted many shots at that point. Draymond Green finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.
Sam Green said the NBA star shouted profanity at him and threatened to punch him out if he continued the “Angel Reese” taunts (a refence to the WNBA and former LSU star who set several LSU and SEC rebounding records).
“I wasn't using profanity and for him to walk 12 feet off the court to come and get in my face like that, it was a little unnerving,” said Sam Green, who was given a warning by ushers but was allowed to remain in his front-row seat.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in postgame remarks that he couldn't comment extensively about the confrontation because he wasn't sure what was said.
“As long as it doesn't escalate, it's fine (for a player) to go over and have a discussion,” Kerr said. “It would have been nice if security had gotten there a little bit earlier.”
Draymond Green, who has been known to draw technical fouls, fines and ejections for his confrontational and emotionally combustible on-court persona, has been fined for fan interaction before.
In 2022, he was fined $25,000 for what the NBA described as “directing obscene language toward a fan.”
Green has been critical of fan behavior, saying fans face relatively few consequences for saying inappropriate things, and are in fact motivated to do so by the fact that players can be fined for engaging with them.
Green said Sunday night that he is accustomed to heckling at road games and that it generally doesn't bother him.
“I love disrespect on the road because we win a lot,” Green said. “Quieting a home crowd is always fun.”
Although the Pelicans have won just two of their first 13 games and fired coach Willie Green on Saturday, Green said he was surprised to see such a small crowd for a game in which Stephen Curry was playing. Announced attendance was 18,373, close to capacity, but many seats remained empty.
“The Steph Curry show; it usually travels,” Green said. "Man, this place; it's tough in here.
“You want to go into full arenas (which) also helps the entire league out,” Green said. “So, you might need to take a look. It's interesting.”
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New Orleans Pelicans center Derik Queen (22) and guard Jeremiah Fears (0) strip the ball from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) as he goes to the basket during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green reacts after a basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the third quarter of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
