Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars 2/8/23 – The Dallas Stars (1st place in Central Division) are currently 2-0-3 and will continue their homestand against the Minnesota Wild (3rd place in Central Division) according to the NHL betting forum. The Minnesota Wild have lost four of six previous decisions.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars
Date & Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 8:30 PM ET
Location: American Airlines Center
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Betting Odds
Wild
Moneyline: +105
Puckline: +1.5 (-200)
Total: 5.5 over (-108)
Stars
Moneyline: -130
Puckline: -1.5 (+185)
Total: 5.5 under (-102)
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Analysis
After a setback of 3-2 against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, the Minnesota Wild (27-18-4) lost their first three games (2-1-0). With a one-timer at half-time, Kirill Kaprizov (28 goals and 60 points this season) gave the Wild a 1-0 lead. This extended his point streak to six games (3 goals, 5 assists). Jonas Brodin scored 2 goals and 8 points to make it 2-1 at halftime. The hosts then added two more unanswered strikes. Minnesota is now 2-4-0 in its six previous overall matchups. While the Wild are scoring the 12th fewest goals per game (3.04), they allow the 11th most defensively (2.84). With a success rate of 23.6%, they are eleventh in power play and 15th in penalty killing with 79.8% effectiveness.
After ending a three-game losing streak (0-3) on Monday, the Dallas Stars (29-13-10) extended their point streak to six fixtures (3-3) with a 3-2 shootout win against the Anaheim Ducks at American Airlines Center. Tyler Seguin (14 points, 34 points) and Jason Robertson (33 goals, 67 points), were the two tiebreaker winners. The Stars won in three rounds with two strikes each after losing a 2-0 lead in the second period. They conceded two goals in the third frame, making it a tiebreaker. Dallas’ first and second periods saw Nils Lundkvist (five goals, 15 points) as well as Roope Hintz (21 goals, 47 points) light the lamp. Dallas has now gone beyond regulation in all four of its previous outings (1-0-3).
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Against the Spread
Minnesota are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games. Minnesota are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games against Dallas. Minnesota are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Minnesota’s last 18 games when playing on the road against Dallas. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas’ last 6 games. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Dallas’ last 6 games against Minnesota. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’ last 5 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Dallas’ last 18 games when playing at home against Minnesota. Dallas are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Free Pick
Dallas also has performed well against Central Division opponents, with four wins in their last five attempts. The Wild have lost six of the eight most recent road games and are currently on a losing streak of four games and it looks that they will lose more as per NHL betting experts.
Free Pick: Dallas Stars -1.5 (+185)
