The Dallas Stars (2-2-1) and Minnesota Wild (3-1-1) meet in Game 6 of the NHL Playoffs tonight. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul, Minn. The game will be broadcast live on TNT.
The Wild are favored by -1.5 on the puck line, with the over/under set at 5.5 (-119o / -101u). The Wild are a -125 favorite to win outright, while the Stars are +105 to pull off the upset.
Let's get into my Stars vs. Wild predictions and NHL picks.
Stars vs. Wild Odds, Pick
| Stars Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -250 | 5.5 -119o / -101u | +105 |
| Wild Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +201 | 5.5 -119o / -101u | -125 |
- Stars vs. Wild Spread: Wild -1.5 (+201 ), Stars +1.5 (-250)
- Stars vs. Wild Over/Under: 5.5 (-119o / -101u)
- Stars vs. Wild Moneyline: Stars +105, Wild -125
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Minnesota Wild
Ever since the Stars dropped Game 1 at home by the porous score of 6-1, they’ve turned this into a series.
They came away with two consecutive wins, including a double overtime thriller, and then the Wild… ran wild.
That’ll be all for the dad jokes.
Currently, Minnesota is up there with one of the league’s best 5-on-5 teams in the playoffs. I was actually astounded to learn that the Wild had allowed 13 goals all series, but only four of them were on even strength.
That could be viewed any which way you want. Are the Wild that good at even-strength play, or just that bad on the penalty kill?
During the regular season, they were fine on the PK, but not nearly as bad as they are this series. Granted, the Stars had the second-best power play all season, so it’s not THAT much of a surprise, but for a team like the Wild that has Cup aspirations… It's not a great look.
Jesper Wallstedt has been everything the Wild have been looking for. I wondered whether Minnesota would roll out Filip Gustavsson, but Wallstedt has been the standard. In these five games, he’s played to a .926 SV% and a 3.4 GSAx.
Dallas Stars
It should go without saying, but if the Stars want to stay alive, they need to be better 5-on-5. They have the talent and high-end skill, but Minnesota has remarkably stifled them.
Aside from the lack of even-strength goals from Dallas, the Stars have also struggled generating high-danger opportunities, which is extremely unlike them.
Jason Robertson has been the only one generating legitimate scoring chances. Out of the whole team, Robertson has three 5-on-5 goals, and Wyatt Johnston has one, which is astounding.
Not having Roope Hintz has certainly hurt this team, but Dallas has managed to stay consistent throughout the second half of the season when he went down.
Goaltender Jake Oettinger is in uncharted territory at the moment.
Typically, we see Oettinger come alive in the playoffs, and to his credit, he’s been fine. However, he’s not what we have come to expect out of him this postseason. In five games, Oettinger has posted a mediocre .899 SV%, as well as a -1.9 GSAx.
Stars vs. Wild Prediction
One of the most efficient scorers of these playoffs has been Matt Boldy.
Boldy has lined up alongside Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov, forming one of the league’s most dominant trios in these playoffs.
For the five games, Boldy has been among the more efficient players, with only 10 of his 49 shot attempts missing the net, and 11 of them have been blocked. He’s also third in high-danger chances, recording five of them, and is third with 2.07 high-danger expected goals.
Boldy has built out a remarkable resume as an elite goal scorer, but he’s been dominating especially in this series against an elite squad.
At +140, banking on Boldy scoring is a good bet to take given how efficient he’s been this series.
Pick: Matt Boldy Anytime Goal Scorer (+140, DraftKings)
