The Dallas Stars try to slow down the Minnesota Wild Sunday in Game 4 of their 1st-round series. Puck drop at Xcel Energy Center is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Stars vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Minnesota leads 2-1.
Dallas looked a little flat in Game 3 and fell 5-1. The Stars were 0-for-2 on the power play and just couldn’t get anything going with Wild G Filip Gustavsson back in net. They were only outshot by 1 (25-24) in what looked pretty even everywhere but the final tally.
Wild RW Ryan Hartman had 3 points, and RW Mats Zuccarello had 2 goals to lead the charge. Minnesota got a boost from the return of C Joel Eriksson Ek returning in Game 3, but he left the ice during his 1st shift and did not return. He was out since April 6 due to injury, and his status is murky moving forward.
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Stars at Wild Game 4 odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:20 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Stars -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Wild -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Stars +1.5 (-275) | Wild -1.5 (+220)
- Over/Under (O/U): 5.5 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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Stars at Wild Game 4 projected goalies
Jake Oettinger (37-11-11, 2.37 GAA, .919 SV%, 5 SO – regular season) vs. Filip Gustavsson (22-9-7, 2.10 GAA, .931 SV%, 3 SO – regular season)
Oettinger, a Minnesota native, was shellshocked in his return home. He allowed 4 goals on 24 shots and has given up at least 3 goals in each game. Oettinger has a 2.87 GAA and .898 SV%, stopping 88 of 98 shots in the series.
Gustavsson restored order between the pipes and has been the difference in the series. He’s 2-0 with a 1.18 GAA and .961 SV% in 2 games. It’s his net for now.
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Stars at Wild Game 4 picks and predictions
Prediction
Wild 3, Stars 2
Moneyline
The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between the teams, and Dallas is just 2-5 in the last 7 in Minnesota. The scary thing for Dallas fans is that Minnesota is buzzing, and LW Kirill Kaprizov has no points and 3 SOG combined in the last 2 games. At some point, he’s going to awaken.
While I do not count the Stars out and feel this will go 6 or 7 games, take the WILD -115 at home.
Puck line/Against the spread
Minnesota has now won 3 of the last 4 against the Stars, but they only cashed on the PL once. Oettinger will rebound from a rough performance and keep Dallas in it. But we’re going to PASS on the puck line here.
Over/Under
The Over has hit the last 2 games, and it’s enticing at even money here. The Over is 12-5-3 in the last 20 meetings in Minnesota. However, I feel a tighter game in this one. Oettinger has to be better or we could see Scott Wedgewood enter, and Gustavsson has been a monster in goal.
Head to the Win/Total section and take WILD TO WIN AND UNDER 6.5 GOALS +170.
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