Mikael Granlund, Zach Parise, and the Minnesota Wild will do battle against Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov, and the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center in a Central Division tilt. The puck drops at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, February 1, and fans at home will be able to catch it live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars Odds
Minnesota (+115) is playing the role of underdog to Dallas (-135) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Minnesota is 26-24 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 50 regular season outings, 24 of its games have gone under the total, while 21 have gone over and just five have pushed. As an away team in 2018-19, the Wild are 13-12 SU.
Minnesota has converted on 20.9 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked fourth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 84.2 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .913 save percentage and 25.6 saves per game, Devan Dubnyk (21-20-3) has been the primary option in goal for Minnesota this year. If Minnesota decides to rest him, however, head coach Bruce Boudreau could turn to Alex Stalock (6-8), who has a .894 save percentage and 2.92 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Dallas is 25-25 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just six have pushed. It’s 16-10 SU as the home team this season.
The Stars have converted on just 20.5 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and it’s successfully killed off 83.2 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ben Bishop (26.9 saves per game) has been the primary netminder in goal for the Stars. Bishop has 17 wins, 15 losses, and two OT losses to his name and has registered a .924 save percentage and 2.29 goals against average this season.
Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in four of Dallas’ last five games.
- Over Minnesota’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-4 in those games).
- Minnesota skaters recorded 16.9 hits per game last season, while the Stars accounted for 22.7 hits per contest.
