Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 12/11/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (-210) Wild (+172)

The Minnesota Wild (16-9-5) will try to beat the Dallas Stars (20-5-5) at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has Dallas at -210 and Minnesota is priced at +172. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Dallas Stars had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Penguins their last time out. Dallas had 4 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Stars could have played much better offensively in this game. They also had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to notch a goal. While out there on the ice, they finished 2 of the 23 shots they launched.

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In relation to scoring goals, the Dallas Stars have notched 102 goals (4th in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 75. For the season, they have scored 45 points and their points % is .750. Dallas has accounted for 95 power play opportunities and they have notched 30 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 31.58%. At even strength, the Stars have conceded 58 goals while notching 72 as an offensive unit. Dallas has attempted 776 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 13.1%. The Stars thus far have had 829 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .910. Dallas Stars opponents have tallied 95 power play opportunities (7th in professional hockey) and have a total of 17 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Jake Oettinger. For his career, Oettinger has accrued 155 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .592. His save percentage is at .912 for his 13,353 mins guarding the cage. Oettinger has seen 7,452 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 6,794 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 658 goals versus Oettinger in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.51. He has compiled an overall mark of 163-70-29 and he has started in 262 games. Oettinger has been in net for 271 contests during his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced off against the Canucks in a game where the Wild took the defeat by a tally of 4-2. They had 3 chances on the power play in this outing and converted 1 out of those tries. The Wild recorded 2 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

During this campaign, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 82 goals, 37 points, and a points percentage of .617. They have permitted 80 goals to be scored by of a combination of 66 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Wild have scored 59 goals at even strength and 23 goals (3rd in hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have recorded 104 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 22.12%. Minnesota has attempted 838 shots (12th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.79%, while allowing the opposition 901 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 80.56% on their opponents 72 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 91.1%.

Across the ice you are going to see Jesper Wallstedt defending the goal. He has tallied 441 stops out of 480 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .919. Wallstedt is the owner of a career record of 10-4-2 and has been in goal for 16 games. He has made the start in 16 games and has played for a total of 293 minutes. Wallstedt's quality start rate comes out to 68.8% and he has made 11 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.44 goals per game and he has given up 39 goals in total.

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Josh's Pick: Take Dallas (-210)

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