Dallas Stars (21-9-6) vs. Minnesota Wild (20-12-2)
December 29, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Wild -137 / Dallas Stars +111; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. The Dallas Stars have won 6 of their last 9 games. The Minnesota Wild have won 7 of their last 8 games.
The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.6 goals per game and are scoring on 27.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 24 goals, Jose Pavelski has 23 assists and Roppe Hintz has 89 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 82.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 60 goal on 740 shots faced, and Scott Wedgewood has given up 35 goals on 388 shots.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 23.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 19 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 23 assists and Joel Eriksson Ek has 105 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 79.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 58 goals on 584 shots faced, and Filip Gustavsson has allowed 32 goals on 401 shots.
The Stars are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 5-2 in their last 7 overall. The Wild are 63-25 in their last 88 home games and 7-1 in their last 8 overall. The under is 6-2-1 in Stars last 9 overall. The under is 7-1 in Wild last 8 overall. The Stars are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in Minnesota and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings. The favorite is 49-23 in the last 72 meetings.
You can make a case for the Dallas Stars and the plus money, but the Wild are playing well in their own right, and they’re at home, where they’ve been money making machines dating back to last season. The Wild have also had a great deal of success against the Stars in recent meetings. The price is reasonable. Give me the Wild for a nice home win.
