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NHL Prop Bets: Minnesota Wild vs Dallas Stars (April 22, 2026)

The Dallas Stars face the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Grand Casino Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Wednesday's matchup. The Wild are favored to win at -130. They're currently +190 to cover the -1.5 puck line while the Stars are -230 to cover the +1.5 puck line.

  • The Stars have a 32-52 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Wild hold a record of 42-42.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -130 and UNDER at +110.

  • The Stars have a 42-40-2 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 42 games have gone over the total points line, 40 have gone under and two have resulted in a push). The Wild have a 44-35-5 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

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

Shots

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

Power Play

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

Penalty Kill %

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

P1 Result

Dallas is +195 to win the first period, while Minnesota is +170.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Dallas 29-23-32 15-12-16 14-11-16 1-4-5
    Minnesota 31-26-27 14-16-11 17-10-16 4-4-2

To Go To Overtime

Wednesday's matchup is +275 to go to overtime.

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

To Go To a Shootout

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

Last Time They Met

The Stars recorded a 4-2 victory over the Wild at American Airlines Center on Monday. The series is now tied at 1-1. Wyatt Johnston led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals.