Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 4/28/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+110) Stars (-130)

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Stars (50-20-12) will try to beat the Minnesota Wild (46-24-12) on Tuesday in Game 5 of their series. The series 2-2. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +110 while Dallas opens at -130. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild earned a 3-2 victory against the Stars in Game 4. Minnesota accumulated 4 minutes in the box in this game. Additionally, they had 4 power play tries but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Wild had a middle of the road showing in the win. For the matchup, they scored on 3 out of the 43 shots they put on net.

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When playing at even strength, the Wild have conceded 192 goals while earning 203 as an offensive unit. Minnesota Wild opponents have tallied 213 power play opportunities (29th in professional hockey) and have a total of 43 goals in those chances. Concerning their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 268 goals (10th in pro hockey) for the season and have conceded 235. Minnesota has attempted 2,393 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.2%. For the year, they have racked up 104 points and their points percentage comes in at .634. The Wild have seen 2,410 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .902. Minnesota skates onto the rink with 258 power play opportunities and they have added 65 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 25.19%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jesper Wallstedt. In his professional hockey career, Wallstedt has accounted for 25 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .658. His save percentage currently is .910 during his 348 minutes on the ice. Wallstedt has had 1,158 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,054 saves. The opposition has scored 104 goals against Wallstedt in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.74. He has amassed an overall record of 20-12-6 and he has gotten the start in 38 games. Wallstedt has played in 40 matchups during his hockey career.

Dallas didn't do enough offensively in Game 4. They had 2 power play chances in this game and scored 2 out of those tries. The Stars converted 2 goals of the 45 shots on goal they pursued.

So far this year, the Dallas Stars have earned a total of 273 goals, 112 points, and a points percentage of .683. They have granted a total of 222 goals to be scored by way of 173 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they were shorthanded. The Stars have accumulated 202 goals at even strength and 71 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 248 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 28.63%. Dallas has put up 2,074 shots (30th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 13.16%, while allowing the other team 2,145 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.32% on the other teams 249 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is currently 89.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Jake Oettinger in net. Teams are averaging 2.52 goals/game and he has yielded 746 goals in total. Oettinger's percentage of quality starts sits at 58.4% and he has 173 quality starts in his professional career. He got the starting nod in 296 contests and has been on the ice for 13,436 mins. Oettinger has a lifetime record of 184-78-33 and has participated in 305 games. He is sitting with 7,530 stops out of the 8,276 shots tried, which gives him a save percentage of .910.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-130) and under 6.5 goals

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