The Dallas Stars, spearheaded by Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov, are set to take the ice against Eric Staal, Ryan Suter, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in a Central Division showdown. The puck drops at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 18, and it can be watched live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild Odds
The Stars (-115) are favored over the Wild (-105) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 5 goals (-125 for the over, +105 for the under).
Dallas is 27-20 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.5 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 47 regular season contests, 30 of its games have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and just two have pushed. The Stars are 12-11 SU on the road in 2019-20.
Dallas has converted on 19.9 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked second overall, and it has successfully killed off a whopping 84.6 percent of all penalties..
With a .929 save percentage and 27.4 saves per game, Ben Bishop (18-13-3) has been the top option in goal for Dallas this season. If Dallas chooses to rest him, however, they may roll with Anton Khudobin (11-8-1 record, .932 save percentage, 2.13 goals against average).
Minnesota is 21-26 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 47 regular season outings, 22 of its games have gone over the total, while 21 have gone under and just four have pushed. It’s 12-9 SU at home this season.
The Wild have converted on just 18.1 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 28th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.4 percent of all penalties.
Alex Stalock has stopped 25.5 shots per game as the top option in goal for the Wild. Stalock has 11 wins, 12 losses, and three overtime losses to his credit and has maintained a poor .903 save percentage and 2.96 goals against average this season.
Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- The Stars are 2-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while the Wild are 1-2 in shootouts.
- Over Dallas’ last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-2 in those games).
- Dallas skaters created 22.7 hits per game last season, while the Wild forced 19.5 hits per matchup.
