Stars vs. Wild NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 9

The Dallas Stars (46-20-12) will host the Minnesota Wild (45-21-12) on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, in a game featuring two of the top teams in the Western Conference. Stars (-125) versus Wild (+105) has a clear favorite, according to the moneyline odds.

Dallas secured a 4-3 home victory over the Calgary Flames its last time out on April 7. Wyatt Johnston (two goals) and Jason Robertson (one goal and one assist) both had two points for the Stars.

In its last game on April 7, Minnesota earned a 5-2 home victory over the Seattle Kraken. Joel Eriksson Ek had three points (one goal and two assists) in that outing for the Wild.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here's our pick for which club will take home the victory in Thursday's hockey action.

Stars vs. Wild Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Stars 4 - Wild 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 6.94 goals)
  

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Stars vs. Wild Moneylines

Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Stars-Wild game.

• Favorite: Stars (-125)
• Underdog: Wild (+105)

Stars Betting Insights

• In the 59 times this season the Stars have been favored on the moneyline, they have finished 35-24 in those games.
• Dallas is 32-22 (winning 59.3% of its games) when playing with moneyline odds of -125 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this game says the Stars have a 55.6% chance to win.
• Dallas' 76 matches this season have finished above this game's total of 6.5 goals 36 times.

Wild Betting Insights

• The Wild have been an underdog in 29 games this season, and won 18 (62.1%).
• This season Minnesota has won 15 of its 23 games, or 65.2%, when it's the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.
• The Wild have a 48.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 39 of 77 games this season.

Stars Key Stats

• Dallas' 257 total goals (3.3 per game) make it the 10th-highest scoring team in the NHL.
• The Stars have conceded 210 total goals (2.7 per game), ranking second in NHL play for the fewest goals against.
• It has the league's third-best goal differential at +47.
• The 68 power-play goals the Stars have scored this season lead the NHL (on 237 power-play chances).
• Dallas' 28.69% power-play conversion rate is the second-best in the league.
• The four shorthanded goals the Stars have scored this season rank 26th among NHL squads.
• Dallas has the league's 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage (80.77%).
• Dallas wins 51.7% of its faceoffs to rank seventh in the NHL.
• The Stars connect on 13% of their shots (second in the league).

Wild Key Stats

• Minnesota is 10th in the league in scoring (257 goals, 3.3 per game).
• The Wild's total of 220 goals conceded (2.8 per game) is fourth in the NHL.
• With a goal differential of +37, the team is fifth-best in the league in that category.
• With 61 power-play goals (on 246 chances), the Wild are third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota has the NHL's fourth-best power-play percentage (24.8%).
• The Wild have six shorthanded goals (13th in league).
• The 79.1% penalty-kill percentage of Minnesota is 17th in the NHL.
• Minnesota wins 46.7% of faceoffs, 30th-ranked in the NHL.
• The 11.3% shooting percentage of the Wild is 13th in the league.