Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 4/25/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Location: Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: Stars (+114) Wild (-135)

The Dallas Stars (50-20-12) are traveling to Grand Casino Arena on Saturday where they will compete against the Minnesota Wild (46-24-12) in Game 4 of their series. Dallas leads 2-1. The line on this contest has Dallas at +114 and Minnesota is sitting at -135. The total is 5.5.

The Dallas Stars were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 win in Game 3. Dallas accounted for 16 penalty mins in this matchup. They also had 8 power play attempts and scored 3 goals. The Stars had a good offensive performance in this win. In the matchup, they scored on 4 out of the 36 shots they looked to score on.

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While at even strength, the Stars have allowed 173 goals while having 202 when they are on offense. Dallas Stars opponents have totaled 249 power play opportunities (6th in the NHL) and have a total of 49 goals in those attempts. With regard to their scoring, the Dallas Stars have racked up 273 goals (9th in the NHL) for the year and have allowed 222. Dallas has attempted 2,074 shots and has a shot percentage of 13.2%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 112 points and their points percentage is sitting at .683. The Stars so far have had 2,145 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .897. Dallas comes into tonight with 248 power play opportunities and they have added 71 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 28.63%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Jake Oettinger. Oettinger has participated in 305 games during his hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 184-78-33 and he has started in 296 games. Opponents have tallied 746 goals against Oettinger in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.52. Oettinger has seen 8,276 shots against him and has garnered 7,530 saves. His save percentage is at .910 for his 13,436 mins played. For his career, Oettinger has recorded 173 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .584.

Minnesota needs to improve on defense after their Game 3 performance. They had 7 power play opportunities in this matchup and scored 1 out of those chances. The Wild netted 3 goals of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

For the year, the Minnesota Wild are sitting with 268 goals, 104 points, in addition to a points percentage of .634. They have permitted 235 goals to be scored by way of 192 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. The Wild have earned 203 goals at even strength and 65 goals (3rd in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a total of 258 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.19%. Minnesota has attempted 2,393 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 11.20%, while allowing the other team 2,410 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 79.81% on the other teams 213 tries on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.2%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jesper Wallstedt in the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.74 goals per contest and he has surrendered 104 goals in total. Wallstedt's rate of quality starts sits at 65.8% and he has made 25 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has started in 38 games and has played for a total of 348 minutes. Wallstedt is the owner of a career record of 20-12-6 and has participated in 40 contests. He has recorded 1,054 stops out of the 1,158 shots taken, which gives him a rate of .910.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-135)

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