The Dallas Stars and the Minnesota Wild meet Sunday in NHL action from the Xcel Energy Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wild vs Stars Prediction.
Matchup History
The Dallas Stars got the win by a final score of 3-0 in Dallas back on March 24th, 2025, to take a 2-1 season series lead. The win for Dallas gave the Stars 8 wins in the last 9 head-to-head meetings between these two teams.
Dallas Stars Recap
The Dallas Stars come into this game looking to bounce back from their 5-3 loss at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins last time out to sit at 50-22-4 on the year. After this game, the Stars will head home to begin a homestand with a game against the Vancouver Canucks.
Stars Have Seven-Game Win Streak Snapped
Matt Duchene has 78 points including 29 goals along with 49 assists. Jason Robertson has 77 points with 33 goals and 44 assists while Roope Hintz has 65 points with 28 goals and Jamie Benn has 45 points with 16 goals and 29 assists. Wyatt Johnston also has 68 points with 31 goals and 37 assists as well on the year. Evgenii Dadonov’s added 39 points split between 19 goals and 20 assists and Thomas Harley has 48 points with 15 goals and 33 assists as well this year. In goal for Dallas, Jake Oettinger is 36-15-3 with a 2.45 GAA and a .912 save percentage while Casey DeSmith is 14-7-1 with a 2.38 GAA and a .921 save percentage this season.
Why the Dallas Stars will win
- The Stars have won each of their last 10 games as favorites following a loss.
- The Wild have lost each of their last four games.
- The Stars have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games against Central Division opponents.
Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts
- Wyatt Johnston has scored a goal in each of the Stars’ last seven games against Western Conference opponents.
- Roope Hintz has recorded at least one assist in each of his last five appearances on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Wyatt Johnston has recorded a point in each of the Stars’ last eight games against Western Conference opponents.
- Thomas Harley ranks T1st in the Central Division for Plus/Minus (+35) this season.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to bounce back from a 3-1 loss at the hands of the New York Islanders last time out to slip to 41-29-7 on the year. After this game, the Wild will welcome the San Jose Sharks to town.
Wild Lose 4th In A Row
Kirill Kaprizov has 52 points including 23 goals and 29 assists while Matt Boldy has 64 points including 25 goals and 39 assists. Marco Rossi has 56 points with 23 goals and 33 assists while Mats Zuccarello has 47 points with 18 goals and 29 assists. Filip Gustavsson has gone 29-18-6 with a 2.55 GAA and a .915 save percentage in goal for Minnesota while Marc-Andre Fleury is 12-9-1 with a 2.78 GAA and a .903 save percentage on the year. Jesper Wallstedt is 0-2 with a 4.09 GAA and an .843 save percentage this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won four of their last six games as home underdogs.
- The Stars have lost four of their last five day games against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 12 games as home underdogs against the Stars.
- The Stars have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games on the second leg of a back-to-back against the Wild.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in eight of his last nine Sunday day appearances against Western Conference opponents.
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances in day games.
- Joel Eriksson Ek has recorded at least one assist in five of his last six appearances in day games.
- Jared Spurgeon has recorded two assists against the Stars this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Wild’s last five day games at Xcel Energy Center have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Thirteen of the last 15 games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Four of the Stars’ last five games against the Wild following a loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Wild vs Stars Prediction
I’m on the Stars here. I know the Wild catching plus money is tempting considering that the Wild need to keep winning to hold on to the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference. However, the Stars are simply the better team, even on a back-to-back, and the Stars likely have the better goaltending option on Sunday with Jake Oettinger likely to start here as well. I’ll roll with Dallas on the road in this one.