Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/19/2023

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Venue:  American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Wild +130, Stars -150; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Wild +130, Stars -150; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Wild +125, Stars -155; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

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

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

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Minnesota Wild:  5-3-2 last 10

Dallas Stars:  8-1-1 last 10

The Wild are entering this game finishing the regular season with 103 points, a 46-25-11 record overall, and they were 21-13-7 in their road 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 on the road 3-2 in double overtime. Sam Steel, Ryan Hartman, and Kirill Kaprizov each had 1 goal in that game. Sam Steel, Gustav Nyquist, Jared Spurgeon, and Mats Zuccarello each led the team in assists with 1 while Matt Boldy and Marcus Johansson each led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Filip Gustavsson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 53 shots with 51 saves and a .962 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 Stars are entering this game finishing the regular season with 108 points, a 47-21-14 record overall, and they were 22-10-9 in their home 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 last one at home 3-2 after 2 OT’s. Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson each had 1 goal in that game. Jamie Benn, Miro Heiskanen, and Joe Pavelski each led the team in assists with 1 while Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston each led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 48 shots with 45 saves and a .938 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 current betting odds have the Stars listed as a favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7-game series between the Wild and the Stars for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Stars are trailing 1-0 in this series after losing at home in the 1st game, a game which went to double overtime before finding a winner. Both teams were great defensively in that game as was expected but now the Stars are going to be coming out strong in this game since they are trailing. They don't want to be down 2-0 in the series when heading into Minnesota so they will bring their best effort here to try and even up the series with a home win. The 1st game took 2 overtimes to settle so this is going to be a very tight series but either team could have won that 1st game. The Stars have played better against the Wild this year in the regular season too so they will be coming for their revenge here knowing they need to win this game to avoid being in a 2-0 hole on the road. The Stars were great defensively and they will get a little more contribution from their offense here as they find a way to edge out the Wild in this game and even up the series going into Minnesota. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game. 

Wild Stars Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Stars 3 Wild 1.

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Minnesota Wild: 140-93 (+20.9 units) on the moneyline in all games. 71-47 (+15.1 units) on the moneyline after a division game. 29-14 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders. 14-7 UNDER off a road win.

Dallas Stars: 20-23 (-14.9 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 4-6 (-7.7 units) on the moneyline after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 10-2 UNDER off a close home loss by 1 goal. 27-17 UNDER after 1 or more consecutive unders.

Minnesota Wild:  O. Sundqvist (C) Ques Wed - Lower Body. J. Klingberg (D) Ques Wed - Lower Body. J. Eriksson Ek (C) Out indefinitely - Lower Body. M. Shaw (C) out for season - Knee.

Dallas Stars:  J. Pavelski (C) Ques Wed - Undisclosed.

“Their goalie was fantastic, our goalie was fantastic. Some of the saves that both of them made were, it feels like nobody is going to score, right?” - Dean Evason after his team’s win against the Stars in their game on Monday, game 1 of this series. 

“I’m not confident for Game 2. He’s okay, he’s walking out of the rink on his own OK.” - Peter DeBoer on Joe Pavelski after his team’s loss against the Wild in their game on Monday, game 1 of this series.

LW Kaprizov, Kirill

C Hartman, Ryan

RW Zuccarello, Mats

LD Middleton, Jacob

RD Spurgeon, Jared

G Gustavsson, Filip

LW Robertson, Jason

C Hintz, Roope

RW Pavelski, Joe

LD Suter, Ryan

RD Heiskanen, Miro

G Oettinger, Jake

Points: K. Kaprizov (75)

Goals: K. Kaprizov (40)

Assists: M. Zuccarello (45)

GAA: F. Gustavsson (2.10)

Points: J. Robertson (109)

Goals: J. Robertson (46)

Assists: J. Robertson (63)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.37)

Coaches:

Minnesota Wild: Dean Evason (4th season)

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (1st season)