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NHL Prop Bets: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild (April 18, 2026)

The Minnesota Wild face the Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Saturday's matchup. The Stars are favored to win at -120. They're currently +200 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Wild are -245 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Wild have a 41-41 Puck Line record this season, while the Stars hold a record of 31-51.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -125 and UNDER at +105.

  • The Wild have a 43-35-4 O/U record this season (meaning 43 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Stars have a 41-40-1 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Wild are averaging 3.27 goals per game this season (T10th in the league). Comparatively, the Stars are averaging 3.33 (9th).
  • Defensively, the Wild are giving up only 2.87 goals per game this season (4th in the league), while the Stars are giving up an average of 2.71 goals (2nd).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, Minnesota is averaging 29.2 shots per game this season (7th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Dallas is allowing its opposition 26.2 shots per game (7th).
  • Flipping that script, the Wild are allowing 29.4 shots per game (24th in the NHL), while the Stars are averaging 25.3 shots (30th).

Power Play

  • Minnesota holds a power play percentage of 25.2%, ranking 3rd in the league this season, while Dallas sits 2nd with 28.6% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Wild have a penalty kill rate of 79.8% (ranked 16th), compared to the Stars at 80.3% (13th).

P1 Result

Minnesota is +190 to win the first period, while Dallas is +170.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Minnesota 30-26-26 14-16-11 16-10-15 3-5-2
    Dallas 29-22-31 15-11-15 14-11-16 1-4-5

To Go To Overtime

Saturday's matchup is +265 to go to overtime.

  • The Wild have played in 27 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Stars have appeared in 24.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Wild have played in 9 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Stars have appeared in 10.

Last Time They Met

Dallas recorded a 4-5 victory over Minnesota at American Airlines Center when these teams last met on April 9. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Kirill Kaprizov did all he could for his team, scoring 2 goals.