Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/09/26

An intriguing matchup awaits on Thursday night when the Minnesota Wild face the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Both teams have cleared the 100-point mark on the season, as Minnesota enters this contest with 102 points and Dallas enters with 104. Plus, it’s already known that these teams will face each other in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. That should make for a thrilling series, but each team has to finish out the regular season first.

Both of these offenses are capable of lighting the lamp early and often, but both teams possess strong defensive units that are capable of providing some resistance. On the season, Dallas ranks 2nd in the NHL allowing 2.69 goals per game, while Minnesota isn’t far behind ranking 4th allowing 2.82 goals per game. Both penalty kills have been effective as well, and the Wild enter this matchup having allowed just a single power play goal over their 6 games. On the other side, the Stars are killing off over 82% of opposing power plays over their last 10 games. Furthermore, with their playoff matchup already locked in, it would be a bit surprising to see extreme offensive urgency from either side in this one. With a total of 6, the under is the play.

Wild vs Stars prediction: Under 6 (-105) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.