The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild meet Wednesday in NHL Game 3 at the Grand Casino Arena. Here’s a Wild vs. Stars Prediction. This article will include a Wild vs. Stars Pick.
Dallas Stars Betting Preview
The Dallas Stars look for another win to take a 2-1 series lead. The Stars have won 6 of their last 7 games.
The Dallas Stars are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 33.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Wyatt Johnston leads Dallas with 2 goals, Nils Lundkvist has 2 assists, and Jason Robertson has 11 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 75 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 7 goals on 58 shots faced.
Minnesota Wild Betting Preview
The Minnesota Wild look to protect home ice and take a 2-1 series lead. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 4 goals per game and are scoring 25 percent of their power play opportunities. Joel Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota with 2 goals, Kirill Kaprizov has 3 assists and Matt Boldy has 13 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.5 goals per game and are killing 66.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jesper Wallstedt has allowed 4 goals on 59 shots faced.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The home team has won seven of the last eight games between the Stars and Wild.
- The Stars have lost each of their last three games at Grand Casino Arena.
- The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games following a win.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last four home games.
- The Wild have won the third period in each of their last six games as home favorites against Western Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Why the Dallas Stars will win
- The Stars have won each of their last five games as road underdogs following a win.
- The Wild have lost seven of their last 10 games as home favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Stars have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs against Western Conference opponents.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 14 games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have lost the first period in each of their last five games as favorites.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the Stars’ last nine games as underdogs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last four home games against Central Division opponents has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Five of the last six games between two teams from the Central Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Stars’ last 11 night games at Grand Casino Arena.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last seven night games.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored a goal in four of his last five home appearances against Western Conference opponents.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in seven of his last eight appearances against the Stars.
- Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (27:44) this season.
Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts
- Jason Robertson has scored the first goal in each of the Stars’ last three road games against the Wild.
- Jason Robertson has scored at least one goal in each of the Stars’ last five playoff games.
- Tyler Seguin has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four road appearances against the Wild.
- Wyatt Johnston ranks 1st in the league for Power Play Goals (27) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Minnesota Wild rank 3rd in the league in power play percentage this season (25.19%).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 4th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.87).
- The Dallas Stars rank 2nd in the league for goals against per game this season (2.71).
- The Dallas Stars rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (28.63%).
Wild vs Stars Prediction
You can make a case for the Stars and the plus money, but I’m looking at the over in game 3. We’ve seen a combined 13 goals in the first two games of this series. The Stars and Wild have played each other six times this season and they’ve combined for an average of 6.5 goals. Five of the six games have produced at least six goals. The over is 5-1-1 in the Stars’ last seven games overall. The Wild have scored at least three goals in eight of their last 10 games overall. This total seems low with the numbers that are being spit out. Give me the over.