NHL Predictions & Odds 4/28/23

Dallas Stars (50-22-15) vs. Minnesota Wild (48-28-11)
April 28, 2023 9:30 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Wild -115 / Dallas Stars -105; Over/Under: +5.5
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The Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild meet Friday in game 6 of the NHL West First Round Playoffs at the Xcel Energy Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Dallas Stars are averaging 3.40 goals per game and are scoring on 40.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Roope Hintz leads Dallas with 4 goals, Miro Heiskanen has 6 assists and Tyler Seguin has 20 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 3.60 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 12 goals on 159 shots faced.

The Minnesota Wild are averaging 2.60 goals per game and are scoring on 20 percent of their power play opportunities. Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 2 goals, Gustav Nyquist has 4 assists and Matt Boldy has 19 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.40 goals per game and are killing 59.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 9 goals on 125 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 7 goals on 31 shots.

The Stars are 6-2 in their last 8 road games and 9-2 in their last 11 overall. The Wild are 78-35 in their last 113 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 overall. The over is 5-1 in Stars last 6 road games. The under is 20-7-2 in Wild last 29 home games. The home team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

It feels like the Dallas Stars are in control of this series, as their defensive effort has put the Wild in hell these past two games. Outside of game 3, the Wild aren’t finding anything easy, and it’s concerning entering a must win game 6. With that said, the Wild has still been one of the more trustworthy teams over the last 2 years at home, winning 69 percent of their last 113 tries. Near pick em prices, give me the Wild on their home ice.