Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/23/2023

Game Time: 6:30 pm ET, Sunday, April 23, 2023

Venue:  Xcel Energy Center, St Paul, MN 

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Wild -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Wild -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Wild -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Dallas Stars:  47-21-14 (2nd place, Central Division)

Minnesota Wild:  46-25-11 (3rd place, Central Division)

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Dallas Stars:  7-2-1 last 10

Minnesota Wild:  4-4-2 last 10

The Stars are entering this game finishing the regular season with 108 points, a 47-21-14 record overall, and they were 25-11-5 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a loss against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, losing that one on the road 5-1. Luke Glendening scored the only goal for them in that game. Radek Faksa and Joel Kiviranta each led the team in assists with 1 while Ty Dellandrea, Jason Robertson, and Tyler Seguin each led the team in shots on net in that game with 3. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 24 shots with 20 saves and a .833 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 285 goals this season averaging 3.5 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 218 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Wild are entering this game finishing the regular season with 103 points, a 46-25-11 record overall, and they were 25-12-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off of a win against the Dallas Stars in their last game, winning that one at home 5-1. Mats Zuccarello scored 2 goals while Ryan Hartman, Marcus Foligno, and Marcus Johansson each scored 1 goal in that game. Ryan Hartman and John Klingberg each led the team in assists with 2 while Connor Dewar led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Filip Gustavsson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 1 goal on 24 shots with 23 saves and a .958 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 246 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 225 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Stars listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 4 of a 7-game series between the Wild and the Stars for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Stars are entering this game trailing 2-1 in this series and now they are staring at the possibility of being down 3-1 going back to Dallas. Their offense was great in game 2 but failed to show up in game 1 and game 3, and they are going to need their offense in this game to tie up the series. The Wild have been great on defense and their goaltending has been great with Gustavsson in net. The Stars also have their own good goalie in Jake Oettinger though and he is going to have to step up in this game for his team. The Stars have the defensive ability to go toe-to-toe with the Wild and their offense is much better when it gets hot. The Stars can't afford to go down 3-1 with a loss here so they are going to do whatever it takes to win this game and even up the series. Oettinger will step up with a better performance than what we have seen from him in these games and the Stars offense has already shown the potential to go off on this Wild defense. The Stars will make sure they tie the series here with a win in this very important game. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game.

Stars Wild Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Sunday, April 23, 2023 (6:30 pm ET start time) is Stars 4 Wild 2.

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Dallas Stars: 5-10 (-7.9 units) on the moneyline revenging a loss where the opponent scored 5 or more goals. 7-7 (-6.3 units) on the moneyline after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game. 40-20 UNDER in a road game where the total is 5.5. 22-12 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive losses.

Minnesota Wild: 19-6 (+11.4 units) on the moneyline off a home win. 27-13 (+11.6 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 15-7 UNDER after allowing 1 goal or less in their previous game. 26-17 UNDER off a win or tie in their previous game.

Dallas Stars:  J. Pavelski (C) Out Sun - Undisclosed.

Minnesota Wild:  J. Eriksson Ek (C) Ques Sun - Lower Body. M. Shaw (C) out for season - Knee.

“We’ve got a chance to get a split here and get our home ice back with a big effort next game, so that’s what we’re looking to do.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s loss against the Wild in their game on Friday, game 3 of this series.

“Disappointing, obviously. We all know who he is, outside and more importantly inside, and his will to get back out there with his teammates was tremendous. So, yeah, it’s a tough one for sure.” - Dean Evason on Eriksson Ek after his team’s win against the Stars in their game on Friday, game 3 of this series.

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Seguin, Tyler

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

LW Kaprizov, Kirill

C Hartman, Ryan

RW Zuccarello, Mats

LD Middleton, Jacob

RD Spurgeon, Jared

G Gustavsson, Filip

Points: J. Robertson (109)

Goals: J. Robertson (46)

Assists: J. Robertson (63)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.37)

Points: K. Kaprizov (75)

Goals: K. Kaprizov (40)

Assists: M. Zuccarello (45)

GAA: F. Gustavsson (2.10)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (1st season)

Minnesota Wild: Dean Evason (4th season)