Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, 4/17/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars

Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+120) Stars (-140)

The Dallas Stars (47-21-14) welcome the Minnesota Wild (46-25-11) at American Airlines Center on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at +120 while Dallas is coming in at -140. The total is set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-3 defeat to the Predators in their previous contest . Minnesota accumulated 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Wild had a middle of the road offensive performance in the defeat. Additionally, they had 1 power play try but weren't able to score a goal. For the game, they finished 3 of the 24 shots they put on net.

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Minnesota Wild opponents have 256 power play tries (14th in professional hockey) and have come away with 46 goals in those chances. The Wild have seen 2,552 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .914. Minnesota has taken 2,535 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.4%. While at even strength, the Wild have conceded 173 goals while scoring 185 themselves. Minnesota has tallied 252 power play opportunities and they have added 54 goals during those advantages, earning them a percentage of 21.43%. For the current campaign, they have scored 103 points and their points percentage comes in at .628. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 239 goals (23rd in the NHL) on the year and have allowed 219.

The man in goal for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has played in 66 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has an overall mark of 32-22-10 and he was named the starter in 60 games. Opponents have tallied 160 goals against Gustavsson in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.51. Gustavsson has had 2,001 shot attempts against him and he has 1,841 total saves. He has a save percentage of .920 during his 3,831 minutes between the pipes. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Gustavsson has accumulated 40 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .667.

The last time they were on the ice, Dallas played the Blues in a matchup where the Stars ended up with the win by a final of 1-0. They had 2 power play opportunities in this game but didn't score a goal. The Stars had 1 goal out of the 34 shots on goal they took.

The Stars have earned 217 goals at even strength and 64 goals (6th in the NHL) while on the power play. Dallas has put up 2,617 shots (14th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.74%, while allowing their opponents 2,452 shots. Over the course of the season, the Dallas Stars have a total of 281 goals, 108 points, in addition to a points percentage of .659. They have allowed 215 goals to be scored by way of 175 goals at even strength and 40 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 256 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play rate of 25.00%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.47% on their opponents 242 tries on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 91.2%.

Across the ice you will find Jake Oettinger in net. Teams are averaging 2.42 goals/game and he has conceded 321 goals overall. Oettinger's quality start rate is 59.5% and he has made 78 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 131 games and has been on the ice for 7,957 minutes. Oettinger has accumulated a career mark of 78-34-19 and has been in net for 139 contests. He has recorded 3,496 stops out of 3,817 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .916.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Dallas (-140) and under 5.5 goals

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