Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars 4/25/23 – On Tuesday at American Airlines Center in Game 5 of their series, which currently stands at 2-2, Dallas Stars will take on the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson will likely lead the Wild in goal, while Jake Oettinger should play an instrumental role for Dallas in their defense. The Dallas Stars will win this matchup according to the latest NHL betting trends.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars
Date & Time: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 8:00 PM ET
Location: American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
TV: TBS
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars 4/25/23 Betting Odds
Wild
Moneyline: +119
Puckline: +1.5 (-220)
Total: 5.5 over (+113)
Stars
Moneyline: -131
Puckline: -1.5 (+190)
Total: 5.5 under (-125)
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Analysis
Minnesota Wild suffered an unfortunate 3-2 defeat to the Dallas Stars in Game 4. Neither side displayed great offensive prowess during this loss for Minnesota. Minnesota was successful in scoring on 2 out of 34 shots they took at goal and earned 4 power play opportunities, scoring once while also accruing 16 penalty minutes for this contest. Minnesota Wild have scored 239 goals this season while giving up 219. They’ve amassed 103 points so far with their points percentage sitting at 0.628. Minnesota enters tonight having taken 252 power play chances and scoring 54 goals from those attempts. When playing at even strength, Minnesota has conceded 173 goals while scoring 185 of their own. The Minnesota Wild team has attempted 2,535 shots for an effective shooting percentage of 9.4%. Opponents have attempted 2,552 shots against them with Minnesota save percentage being at 0.914; Minnesota opponents have tallied 256 power play opportunities and scored 46 goals in those chances. Gustavsson has amassed 40 quality starts over his professional hockey career and holds an overall quality starts percentage of 0.667. Additionally, Gustavsson boasts an overall save percentage of 0.920 during 3,831 minutes played.
Game 4 saw Dallas Stars make three power play attempts and succeed with two. Of their 24 shots on goal they attempted, 3 goals were scored. The Dallas Stars have amassed 281 goals, 108 points, and boast an incredible points percentage of 0.659. They have allowed 215 goals this season: 175. At even strength and 40 shorthanded goals were scored during regular play. Dallas Stars have amassed 217 goals at even strength and 64 on the power play for an aggregate total of 25.00% power play efficiency. Dallas has taken 2,617 shots for an effective shot percentage of 10.74% while permitting their opponent 2,452 attempts. They have achieved an 83.47% penalty kill rate on 242 power play attempts from opponents, and boast an incredible save percentage of 91.2%. Jake Oettinger will likely lead the opposition team and has conceded an average of 2.42 goals per contest and 321 total goals since entering professional hockey. Oettinger holds an impressive quality start of 59.5% and has earned 78 quality starts over his professional career.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Against the Spread
Minnesota are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Dallas. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 9 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference. Minnesota are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games against an opponent in the Central Division division. Minnesota are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games when playing as the underdog.
Dallas are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas’ last 7 games against Minnesota. Dallas are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home. The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Dallas’ last 12 games when playing at home against Minnesota. Dallas are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Western Conference conference. The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas’ last 9 games played on a Tuesday.
Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Free Pick
The Stars have been dominating on the power play, while their defensive effort has been solid outside of Game 3. The Stars have shown their best form on home ice. The Dallas Stars will likely come out ahead in this game according to NHL betting stats.
Free Pick: Dallas Stars -131
