Stars vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - March 21

Two of the top squads in the Western Conference will battle when the Dallas Stars (43-15-10, second place) visit the Minnesota Wild (39-19-12, third) on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. Stars (-135) at Wild (+114) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Dallas won in a shootout on the road its last time out on March 18 against the Colorado Avalanche 2-1, taking the shootout 1-0 to claim the victory. The Stars got one point apiece out of three players, including Thomas Harley (one assist) and Nathan Bastian (one assist).

Minnesota lost 2-1 at home against the Chicago Blackhawks in its last game on March 19. Three Wild skaters recorded one point each in that outing, including Nico Sturm (one goal) and Brock Faber (one assist).

Before this matchup, here is who we predict to take home the victory in Saturday's hockey game.

Stars vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

For predictions on the upcoming contest between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, computer-derived moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Wild 2 - Stars 1
• Pick OU: Under 5.5 (Dunkel projecting 3.04 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Wild Moneylines

Snag a look below at the latest moneylines for the Stars-Wild game.

• Favorite: Stars (-135)
• Underdog: Wild (+114)

Stars Betting Insights

• In the 52 times this season the Stars have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 33-19 in those games.
• In games it has played with moneyline odds of -135 or shorter, Dallas has put together a 26-13 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Stars have a 57.4% chance to win.
• Dallas' 68 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 5.5 goals 37 times.

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been made an underdog 26 times this season, and won 16, or 61.5%, of those games.
• Minnesota has a record of 8-5 in games when oddsmakers have them as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 46.7% chance of victory for the Wild.
• Minnesota has played 43 games this season that finished with over 5.5 goals.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 232 total goals (3.4 per game) rank eighth in the league.
• Defensively, the Stars have been one of the stingiest units in league play, allowing 181 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank second.
• Its +51 goal differential is the third-best in the league.
• The 60 power-play goals the Stars have put up this season (second-most in the NHL) have come on 205 power-play chances.
• Dallas has the league's second-best power-play conversion rate (29.27%).
• The Stars have scored three shorthanded goals this season.
• Dallas' 80.58% penalty-kill success rate ranks 12th in the league.
• Dallas wins 52% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars have a 13.3% shooting percentage as a team, which leads the league.

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota is ninth in the NHL in scoring (227 goals, 3.2 per game).
• The Wild's total of 196 goals allowed (2.8 per game) is sixth in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +31, the team is seventh-best in the league in that category.
• With 57 power-play goals (on 230 chances), the Wild are third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota has the NHL's fifth-best power-play percentage (24.78%).
• The Wild have six shorthanded goals (11th in NHL).
• Minnesota's has the 16th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (79.56%).
• At 46.9%, Minnesota has the league's 30th-ranked faceoff win rate.
• With a shooting percentage of 11.2%, the Wild are 12th in the league.