Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/25/2023

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Venue:  American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Where to Watch:  TBS

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Wild +125, Stars -145; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Wild +120, Stars -140; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Wild +120, Stars -145; 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:  4-4-2 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 loss against the Dallas Stars in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2. John Klingberg and Frédérick Gaudreau each scored 1 goal in that game. John Klingberg, Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman, and Mats Zuccarello each led the team in assists with 1 while Frédérick Gaudreau and Kirill Kaprizov each led the team in shots on net in that game with 4. Filip Gustavsson was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 24 shots with 21 saves and a .875 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 win against the Minnesota Wild in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Tyler Seguin scored 2 goals while Evgenii Dadonov scored 1 goal in that game. Roope Hintz led the team in assists with 3 while Tyler Seguin 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 34 shots with 32 saves and a .941 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 5 of a 7-game series between the Wild and the Stars for the 1st round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. This series is all tied up 2-2 going back to Dallas and will now need at least 6 games to finish. The Wild had a real chance to put a stranglehold on this series with another home win but they found themselves trailing the entire night until they eventually lost 3-2. The goaltending and the defense has been great in this series for the Wild as they have really taken advantage of that in their wins, but their offense just can't compete with the Stars offense and it shows on the nights the Stars get hot. The Wild are really good defensively and defense will take you a long way in the playoffs but the Stars are also a really good defensive team with a great goalkeeper too and this is the game they are going to step up in on home ice and pull away with their 1st series lead. This game is critical for the Stars to win this series and now that their offense is starting to wake up and scoring more goals in this series, it will be their offense that carries them in this tough defensive battle. The best way to place a bet here is on the Stars to win this game and take a 3-2 series lead.

Wild Stars Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Tuesday, April 25, 2023 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Stars 4 Wild 2.

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Minnesota Wild: 27-14 (+10.5 units) on the moneyline after playing a home game. 15-5 (+10.4 units) on the moneyline off a home loss against a division rival. 8-2 OVER in the 5th game of a playoff series. 20-11 OVER revenging a close loss vs opponent of 1 goal or less.

Dallas Stars:.21-23 (-13.9 units) on the moneyline after 1 or more consecutive unders. 23-24 (-8.9 units) on the moneyline off a win or tie in their previous game. 17-6 OVER off a road win. 5-1 OVER off a road win by 1 goal.

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

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

“We got chances. We played the right way. We didn’t get rewarded tonight, and you can make your evaluation of why we didn’t get rewarded tonight. But we didn’t. If we play like that, we will get rewarded.” - Dean Evason after his team’s loss against the Stars in their game on Sunday, game 4 of this series.

“We didn’t make them pay for taking penalties last game. We wanted to make sure we did tonight.” - Peter DeBoer after his team’s win against the Wild in their game on Sunday, game 4 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 Seguin, Tyler

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)