Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/25/2026

Game Time: 5:30 pm ET, Saturday, April 25, 2026

Venue:  Grand Casino Arena, St Paul, MN

Where to Watch:  TBS, HBO Max, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars +114, Wild -135; 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:  8-2-0 last 10

Minnesota Wild:  5-4-1 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 on the road 4-3 in double overtime. Jason Robertson, Matt Duchene, Mikko Rantanen, and Wyatt Johnston each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Jason Robertson and Matt Duchene each led the team in assists with 2 while Mikko Rantanen led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 31 shots with 28 saves and a .903 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 at home 4-3 in 2OT. Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Johansson, and Michael McCarron each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Bobby Brink, Jonas Brodin, Matt Boldy, Nick Foligno, and Quinn Hughes each led the team in assists with 1 while Joel Eriksson Ek, Jonas Brodin, Matt Boldy, and Quinn Hughes each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Jesper Wallstedt was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 36 shots with 32 saves and a .889 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 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 4 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. The Stars have a 2-1 series lead after winning game 3 by a score of 4-3. The Stars opened this series with a bad loss at home and gave away the home advantage in this series right away, but now they have won 2 games in a row and have the home advantage back on their side. They didn't look great in that win though, trailing late in the game before tying it up and still needing OT to get the win. The Wild aren't going to take that home loss easily since they have looked great on home ice all season and they are only going to be more motivated to win this game now that the Stars stole the home advantage back. The Wild have gone toe-to-toe with the Stars all season and that was actually the Stars' 1st win of the season in Minnesota, so the Wild are going to have an answer to that loss and they have the talent to even up this series at home, almost taking the series lead in game 3. Look for the Wild to bring their best effort here and bounce back to even up this series. The best way to place a bet here is on the Wild to win this game. 

Stars Wild Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Saturday, April 25, 2026 (5:30 pm ET start time) is Wild 3 Stars 2.

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Dallas Stars: 173-112 (+13.4 units) on the moneyline in all games. 84-54 (+7.4 units) on the moneyline after playing a road game. 141-87 (+17 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 17-8 OVER against poor defensive teams - 29 shots on goal or more, convert 17% pp or more. 

Minnesota Wild: 34-30 (-9.8 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite of -200 or less. 53-71 (-10.1 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 98-92 (-7.4 units) on the moneyline against poor power play killing teams - opp score on over 17.5% of chances. 24-12 OVER when playing against a team with a winning record. 

Dallas Stars:  R. Hintz (C) Out - 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.

"It's the time of year where you just got to stick with it. You can't get frustrated. It's not even an emotion that helps at this time of the year. We're playing against an elite team, elite killers. The swings are going to go that way. It's not going to be a smooth ride ... but you’ve got to stick with it and stay confident." - Glen Gulutzan after his team’s win against the Wild in the 3rd game of this series on Wednesday. 

"We lost (the special teams battle) tonight, so it's not good enough, but we knew coming in, it was going to be a factor. We got two days in between games to see if we can get it rolling." - John Hynes after his team’s loss against the Stars in game 3 of this series on Wednesday. 

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 Bobby Brink

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)