Minnesota Wild (46-24-12) vs. Dallas Stars (50-20-12) April 28, 2026 8:00 pm EDT The Line: Dallas Stars -130 / Minnesota Wild 110; Over/Under: 5.5 (Get latest betting odds)
The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars meet Tuesday in NHL Game 5 at the American Airlines Center. Here’s a Stars vs. Wild Prediction. This article will include a Stars vs. Wild Pick.
The Minnesota Wild look for back-to-back wins to take a crucial 3-2 series lead. The Wild have split their last 10 games.
The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.5 goals per game and are scoring 15.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Faber leads Minnesota with 3 goals, Kirill Kaprizov has 5 assists and Matt Boldy has 21 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.75 goals per game and are killing 57.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jesper Wallstedt has allowed 10 goals on 140 shots faced. Check out tonight’s game between the Ducks and Oilers .
The Dallas Stars look to rebound from a game 4 loss to take a 3-2 series lead. The Stars have won 7 of their last 9 games.
The Dallas Stars are averaging 2.75 goals per game and are scoring on 42.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Jason Robertson leads Dallas with 4 goals, Matt Duchene has 5 assists, and Wyatt Johnston has 17 shots on goal. Defensively, the Dallas Stars are allowing 3.5 goals per game and are killing 84.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jake Oettinger has allowed 13 goals on 133 shots faced.
The Stars will be without Nils Lundkvist, Roope Hintz, and Nathan Bastian.
The Wild will be without Yakov Trenin and Mats Zuccarello.
The Stars are going to get the benefit of the doubt at home, where they’ve played their best hockey and are proven in the postseason. Crucial game 5 with the series evened up, the home team should have the edge. However, the Wild have been the same team this season regardless of venue so they’ve earned some trust in tough environments. You can also argue the Wild have been the better team in this series overall.
We’ve also seen overtime in four of the last nine games between the Wild and Stars, including back-to-back overtime games in this series. The margin is tight. These games are approaching coin-flip territory with how closely past meetings have been. In these spots I want the favorable price. I’ll take a stab at the Wild and plus money.