Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Pick and Preview, April 14 (4/14): NHL
- Lm Tipster
- Apr 14, 2022, 8:16:35 AM
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Odds
| Time | 8:00 p.m. EST |
| Wild money line | -120 |
| Wild spread | -1.5 (+205) |
| Stars money line | +100 |
| Stars spread | +1.5 (-245) |
| Over / under | 6 |
2021-2022 season stats
| Minnesota Wild | Dallas Stars | |
| Record | 45-21-6 | 42-27-4 |
| Road / home record | 19-14-4 | 23-10-2 |
| Streak | W2 | W2 |
| Goals per game | 3.65 | 2.89 |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.04 | 2.95 |
| Shots per game | 32.6 | 30.6 |
| Shots allowed per game | 31.9 | 30.8 |
| PP % | 20.2% | 21.9% |
| PK % | 24.78% | 21.08% |
| Over / under record | 41-28-3 | 32-40-1 |
Preview
The Minnesota Wild hit the road and will visit the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. This is the fourth time these teams face off on the season, the Stars have won 2 of the last 3 games. Both teams are still in the fight for the playoffs.
Minnesota Wild
The Wild have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 19-18 on the road this season with a 45-21-6 record overall ranking 2nd in the Central Division. The Wild are 23-16-2 in Western Conference play. Minnesota has scored 263 goals and is second in the Western Conference averaging 3.6 goals per game. Kaprizov leads the team with 42
Kaprizov leads the Wild with 91 points, scoring 42 goals and adding 49 assists. Mats Zuccarello has 9 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.
In their last 10 games the Wild are 7-3, averaging 3.7 goals, six assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .926 save percentage.
Dallas Stars
The Blues have won 3 of their last 5 games and are 23-12 at home this season with a 42-27-4 record overall ranking 5th in the Central Division. The Stars are 14-8-2 against division opponents. Dallas serves 7.0 penalty minutes per game, the least in the NHL. Jamie Benn leads them averaging 1.1.
Robertson leads the Stars with 34 goals, adding 34 assists and totaling 68 points. Roope Hintz has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games for Dallas.
In their last 10 games the Stars are 6-4, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 2.3 penalties and 4.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .906 save percentage.
BETTING TRENDS
Minnesota are 11-3 SU in their last 14 games.
Minnesota are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing on the road against Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Dallas' last 10 games.
Dallas are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games.
Prediction
The Wild have been really good lately winning 7 of their last 10 games but they have struggled playing on the road against Dallas, they're 1-4 in their last 5 games when playing on the road against them. The Stars are winning the 65% of the time at home this season. This a very important game for both teams so it should be a close game but I'm going with the home team.
PICK: Stars ML (+100)
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