Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/22/2026

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Venue:  Grand Casino Arena, St Paul, MN

Where to Watch:  TNT, HBO Max, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +110, Wild -130; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +110, Wild -130; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +110, Wild -130; Over/Under:  6 goals

Dallas Stars:  50-20-12 (2nd place, Central Division)

Minnesota Wild:  46-24-12 (3rd place, Central Division)

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Dallas Stars:  7-3-0 last 10

Minnesota Wild:  6-4-0 last 10

The Stars are entering the playoffs with 112 points, a 50-20-12 record overall, and they were 24-9-8 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, winning that one at home 4-2. Wyatt Johnston led the team in goals scored with 2 while Matt Duchene and Jason Robertson each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Nils Lundkvist led the team in assists with 2 while Wyatt Johnston led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 30 shots with 28 saves and a .933 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 279 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 226 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Wild are entering the playoffs with 104 points, a 46-24-12 record overall, and they were 23-10-8 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Dallas Stars in their last game, losing that one on the road 4-2. Brock Faber scored 2 goals for them in that one. Quinn Hughes led the team in assists with 2 while Brock Faber led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jesper Wallstedt was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 31 shots with 28 saves and a .903 save percentage. Their offense has scored 272 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 240 goals against them allowing 2.9 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Wild listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Stars have looked great in their games this season with their 50-20-12 record overall which had them right near the top of their division in the West with one of the best records in the entire NHL. They have been a great road team too with their 24-9-8 road record this year. Meanwhile, the Wild have looked really good in their games this season with their 46-24-12 record overall which had them in the top half of their division in the West. They have looked good on home ice too with their 23-10-8 home record this season. This is game 3 of a 7-game series between the 2nd seeded Stars and the 3rd seeded Wild in the Central for the 1st round of the NHL playoffs. This series is all evened up 1-1 after the Stars won game 2 by a score of 4-2. The Wild had their chances to come back in game 2 and were unable to do so, but they did do their job in those first 2 games. They only needed to win 1 on the road to flip the home advantage in this series and now all of the pressure is back on the Stars to take a road game back. The Stars have been rolling lately as they are 7-3-0 in their last 10 games and they were the team that won the pivotal game over a week ago to earn this home advantage, but the Wild have still been one of the best teams in the NHL all season and they aren't going to go down easily on home ice. The Wild have gone toe-to-toe with the Stars all season and the Stars haven't won a game in Minnesota this year either. The Wild are going to have an answer for that loss and play more like the way they played in game 1. The best way to place a bet here is on the Wild to win this game. 

Stars Wild Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Wild 3 Stars 2.

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Dallas Stars: 172-112 (+12.3 units) on the moneyline in all games. 8-2 (+7.1 units) on the moneyline when tied in a playoff series. 140-87 (+15.9 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 16-8 OVER against poor defensive teams - 29 shots on goal or more, convert 17% pp or more. 

Minnesota Wild: 34-29 (-8.5 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 53-70 (-8.8 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 98-91 (-6.1 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 23-12 OVER when playing against a team with a winning record. 

Dallas Stars:  R. Hintz (C) Day To Day - Lower Body. N. Bastian (RW) Out - Hand. T. Seguin (C) Out For Season - ACL.

Minnesota Wild:  M. Zuccarello (RW) Day To Day - Upper-body. Y. Trenin (C) Day To Day - Upper-body.

“From our end anyway, it was a playoff game. I thought they played two, we played one. So it’s more of what we look like, more of the way we are, but you can still see how tight it is.” - Glen Gulutzan after his team’s win against the Wild in game 2 of this series on Monday. 

“A hard-fought game by both teams. Obviously a tight-checking, hard-fought game by both teams, and you know, we won the first one, they won the second one.” - John Hynes after his team’s loss against the Stars in the 2nd game of this series on Monday. 

LW Justin Hryckowian

C Wyatt Johnston

RW Mikko Rantanen

LD Esa Lindell

RD Miro Heiskanen

G Jake Oettinger

LW Kirill Kaprizov

C Ryan Hartman

RW Vladimir Tarasenko

LD Quinn Hughes

RD Brock Faber

G Jesper Wallstedt

Points: Jason Robertson (96)

Goals: Jason Robertson (45)

Assists: Mikko Rantanen (55)

GAA: Casey DeSmith (2.43)

Points: Kirill Kaprizov (89)

Goals: Kirill Kaprizov (45)

Assists: Quinn Hughes (48)

GAA: Jesper Wallstedt (2.61)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Glen Gulutzan (1st season)

Minnesota Wild: John Hynes (3rd season)