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NHL Prop Bets: Dallas Stars vs Minnesota Wild (April 28, 2026)

The Minnesota Wild face the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference First Round at American Airlines Center. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup.

  • The Wild have a 42-44 Puck Line record this season (including playoffs), while the Stars hold a record of 34-52.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -122 and UNDER at +102.

  • The Wild have a 45-36-5 O/U record this season, including playoffs (meaning 45 games have gone over the total points line, 36 have gone under and five have resulted in a push). The Stars have a 43-41-2 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Wild averaged 3.27 goals per game during the regular season (T10th in the NHL), while the Stars averaged 3.33 (9th). More recently, the Wild are averaging 3.50 goals in these playoffs and the Stars have managed 2.75.
  • Defensively, the Wild allowed 2.87 goals per game during the regular season (4th in the NHL). Meanwhile, the Stars gave up 2.71 (2nd). During the playoffs, the Wild have given up 2.75 per contest, while the Stars are allowing 3.50.

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, the Wild are averaging 33.5 shots per game during the postseason, up 4.3 from their regular season number of 29.2. Alternatively, the Stars are allowing 33.5 shots per game throughout these playoffs, an increase of 7.3 from their regular season average of 26.2.
  • Flipping that script, the Wild are allowing 35.3 shots per game in the playoffs, up 29.4 from their regular season average. Meanwhile, the Stars are recording 35.3 shots per contest during the postseason, which is an increase of 10.0 from their regular season number of 25.3.

Power Play

  • The Wild held a power play percentage of 25.2% during the regular season, ranking 3rd in the NHL. During the postseason, they hold a percentage of 15.8%. Comparatively, the Stars ranked 2nd with 28.6% of their power play opportunities converted into goals in the regular season. In these playoffs they hold a percentage of 42.1%.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Wild had a penalty kill rate of 79.8% during the regular season (16th) and have a kill rate of 57.9% in the postseason. Alternatively, the Stars had a penalty kill rate of 80.3% in the regular season (13th) and 84.2% in the playoffs.

P1 Result

Minnesota is +195 to win the first period, while Dallas is +175.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26 (including playoffs).
    Total Home Road Last 10
    Minnesota 31-27-28 14-17-12 17-10-16 3-4-3
    Dallas 30-23-33 15-12-16 15-11-17 1-3-6

To Go To Overtime

Tuesday's matchup is +270 to go to overtime.

  • The Wild have played in 29 games that have gone to overtime this season (including playoffs), while the Stars have appeared in 26.

To Go To a Shootout

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

Last Time They Met

The Wild recorded a 3-2 overtime victory over the Stars at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday. The series is now tied at 2-2. Brock Faber led the way to that result, recording 1 goal and 1 assist.