The Dallas Stars (10-5-0) visit the Minnesota Wild (11-2-3) Saturday night. Puck drop from Xcel Energy Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Stars vs. Wild odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: First meeting of season. The Stars won the series 3-0 last season.
Dallas has won back-to-back games after dismantling Boston 7-2 Thursday and covering as a -168 home favorite. RW Evgenii Dadonov found the back of the net twice while 6 different Stars players scored in the win.
Minnesota has won 3 of its last 4 after taking down Montreal 3-0 on Thursday and covering as a -270 home favorite. Three different Wild players scored while LW Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist in the win.
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Stars at Wild odds
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- Moneyline (ML): Stars -150 (bet $150 to win $100) | Wild +125 (bet $100 to win $125)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Stars -1.5 (+165) | Wild +1.5 (-200)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6 (O: -115 | U: -105)
Stars at Wild projected goalies
Jake Oettinger (8-3-2, 2.39 GAA, .914 SV%, 1 SO) vs. Filip Gustavsson (8-2-2, 2.08 GAA, .924 SV%, 1 SO)
Oettinger has been a premiere goalie in the NHL this season. His 8 wins are tied for 2nd-best while his GAA is 8th-best and his SV% is tied for 14th-best. He has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 3 of his last 4 games. He faced Minnesota once last season, allowing 3 goals on 26 shots in a victory.
Gustavsson is also one of the league’s top goalies. He has also notched 8 wins while his GAA is 4th-best and his SV% is 6th-best. He has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 4 of his last 5 games and is coming off his first shutout of the season.
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Stars at Wild picks and predictions
Prediction
Stars 4, Wild 3
Moneyline
BET STARS (-150).
Dallas has scored 7 goals in each of its last 2 games. It has allowed 2 or fewer in 3 of its last 4 and is 2-2 in its last 4 road games. It has scored 4 or more goals in 6 of its last 10 games while allowing 2 or fewer in 6 of its last 10. Minnesota has scored 3 or fewer goals in 4 of its last 6. Dallas has also won 7 of the last 8 matchups.
Puck line/Against the spread
PASS.
With 2 of the NHL’s best goalies, expect this game to stay close.
Over/Under
BET OVER 6 (-115).
While this game features 2 of the league’s top goalies, both of their offenses have been hot recently. The Stars have scored 14 combined goals in their last 2 games while the Wild have scored 5 or more in 2 of their last 4.
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