Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars 4/19/23 – On Wednesday night at American Airlines Center, Dallas Stars are set to face the Minnesota Wild in Game 2 of their series. Minnesota currently leads by one game. The Stars look to turn around their fortunes in Game 2 in Minnesota and avoid falling two games behind in this series. Despite being the leading team, Minnesota Wild opens as road underdogs here according to the recent NHL betting lines.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 9:30 PM ET
Location: American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
TV: ESP2
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars 4/19/23 Betting Odds
Wild
Moneyline: +134
Puckline: +1.5 (-215)
Total: 5.5 over (+118)
Stars
Moneyline: -148
Puckline: -1.5 (+185)
Total: 5.5 under (-130)
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Analysis
Minnesota Wild earned a 3-2 victory against the Stars in their recent match-up and amassed 14 penalty minutes; their offense showed room for growth during this victory. Additionally, they had four opportunities with the advantage and scored one goal from them. Overall in this matchup they scored on 3 out of 48 shots they put at goal. Minnesota Wild have amassed 239 goals this season while conceding 219; currently they have earned 103 points for an impressive points percentage of 0.628. Minnesota entered this season with 252 power play opportunities and scored 54 goals during those opportunities, earning them an efficient 21.43% rate of success. When playing at even strength, Minnesota allowed opponents to score 173 goals while recording 185 on offense; Minnesota attempted 2,535 shots for a shot percentage of 9.4%. Minnesota Wild opponents have so far fired 2,552 shots against them and achieved an overall save percentage of 0.914. They have earned 256 power play attempts with 46 goals scored during those attempts.
Game 1 saw the Dallas Stars scoring two out of 53 shots they fired on goal and taking five power play chances; out of those opportunities they scored twice on power play opportunities. Dallas Stars have registered 281 goals this season and earned 108 points to achieve a points percentage of 0.659. They have allowed 215 goals – 175 at even strength and 40 goals while they had less men on the ice. Dallas Stars have scored 217 goals at even strength and 64 with an advantage on the power play, earning 256 power play chances to achieve a power play percentage of 25.00%. Furthermore, they have taken 2,617 shots with an overall shot percentage of 10.74%; their opponents have taken 2,452 attempts. They have achieved an 83.47% penalty kill percentage on 242 power play chances taken against them, with their save percentage standing at 91.2%.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Against the Spread
Minnesota are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games against Dallas. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota’s last 11 games when playing on the road against Dallas. Minnesota are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference. Minnesota are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas’ last 6 games. Dallas are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’ last 6 games against Minnesota. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas’ last 7 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas’ last 11 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
Game one was absolute chaos between the Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars as there was poor officiating, fights, scrums and more. Joe Pavelski will not be in this lineup but his teammates won’t forget him when seeing Wild defenseman Matt Dumba with his head down. Dallas will come out charging and will dominate from start to finish while leaving Minnesota uncertain of what game three may bring. Take the Dallas Stars to win and cover the puck line as per the NHL betting tips.
Free Pick: Dallas Stars -1.5 (+185)
