Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 4/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+120) Stars (-140)

The Dallas Stars will take on the Minnesota Wild at American Airlines Center on Tuesday in Game 5 of their series. The series is tied 2-2. The line on this matchup has Minnesota at +120 while Dallas is coming in at -140. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 3-2 defeat to the Stars in Game 4. The Wild didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 34 shots they put on goal. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and scored 1 goal. Minnesota earned 16 penalty mins for this contest.

In relation to scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 239 goals (23rd in the National Hockey League) this season and have given up 219. For the current season, they have scored 103 points and their points percentage sits at .628. Minnesota comes into tonight with 252 power play chances and they have notched 54 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 21.43%. When playing at even strength, the Wild have conceded 173 goals while earning 185 themselves. Minnesota has attempted 2,535 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.4%. The Wild have seen 2,552 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .914. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 256 power play opportunities (14th in hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those chances.

The player in the crease for this game is Filip Gustavsson. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has accrued 40 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .667. He has a save percentage of .920 during his 3,831 minutes played. Gustavsson has seen 2,001 shots taken against him and he has 1,841 saves. Opponents have racked up 160 goals versus Gustavsson in his pro career and his goals against rate is 2.51. He has an overall mark of 32-22-10 and was named the starter in 60 games. Gustavsson has been involved in 66 matchups during his NHL career.

In Game 4 Dallas had 3 attempts on the power play in this outing and recorded 2 out of those tries. The Stars notched 3 goals of the 24 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the Dallas Stars are sitting with 281 goals, 108 points, in addition to a points percentage of .659. They have allowed 215 goals to be scored by way of 175 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. The Stars have accumulated 217 goals at even strength and 64 goals (6th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 256 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 25.00%. Dallas has taken 2,617 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.74%, while allowing the other team 2,452 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 83.47% on their opponents 242 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 91.2%.

For the opposition you are expected to see Jake Oettinger in the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.42 goals per contest and he has surrendered 321 goals altogether. Oettinger's quality start percentage sits at 59.5% and he has earned 78 quality starts in his professional career. He was named a starter in 131 games and has racked up 7,957 minutes. Oettinger has accumulated a career mark of 78-34-19 and has participated in 139 games. He has a tally of 3,496 stops out of 3,817 shots tried, giving him a rate of .916.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas (-140)

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