Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Friday, April 21, 2023

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-115) Wild (-105)

Xcel Energy Center is the site where the Minnesota Wild will attempt to defeat the Dallas Stars on Friday in Game 3 of their series. The series is tied 1-1. The moneyline on this contest has Dallas at -115 and Minnesota is sitting at -105. The total has been set at 6.

The Dallas Stars went home feeling good about their game by earning a 7-3 victory over the Wild in Game 2. Dallas accrued 40 minutes in the box in this outing. The Stars had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the win. Additionally, they had 6 power play opportunities and scored 3 goals. In the game, they tallied a score on 7 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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Dallas Stars opponents have amassed 242 power play tries (20th in pro hockey) and have tallied 40 goals in those chances. The Stars have seen 2,452 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .912. Dallas has taken 2,617 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.7%. While playing at even strength, the Stars have allowed the opponent to score 175 goals while scoring 217 on offense. Dallas skates onto the rink with 256 power play chances and they have notched 64 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.00%. For the season, they have accumulated 108 points and their points percentage is .659. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Dallas Stars have notched 281 goals (7th in the NHL) for the season and have given up 215.

The man in net for this game is Jake Oettinger. Opponents have notched 321 goals versus Oettinger in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.42. Oettinger has participated in 139 contests over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .916 for his 7,957 minutes on the ice. He has accumulated an overall mark of 78-34-19 and he was named the starter in 131 games. Over the course of his career, Oettinger is sitting with 78 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .595. Oettinger has had 3,817 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 3,496 saves.

In Game 2, the Wild notched 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 5 power play opportunities in this outing and converted 1 out of those opportunities.

This season, the Minnesota Wild have 239 goals, 103 points, and a points percentage of .628. They have allowed 219 goals to be scored by way of 173 goals at even strength and 46 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have scored 185 goals at even strength and 54 goals (15th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 252 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 21.43%. Minnesota has attempted 2,535 shots (18th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.43%, while allowing their opponents 2,552 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.03% on their oppositions 256 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%.

Across the rink you are expected to see Filip Gustavsson patrolling the crease. His opposition is averaging 2.51 goals/game and he has allowed 160 goals overall. Gustavsson's percentage of quality starts comes out to 66.7% and he has earned 40 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He got the starting nod in 60 games and has been on the ice for 3,831 minutes. Gustavsson has accrued a career mark of 32-22-10 and has been in goal for 66 games. He has compiled 1,841 stops out of 2,001 shots taken, which gives him a save % of .920.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-115)

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