Wild vs. Stars Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Stars NHL game on April 9, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 10, 1AM American Airlines Center
Apr 10, 1AM American Airlines Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Stars | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Live Probabilities
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Stars | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
P3 19:34 Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by teammate
P3 18:55 Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 16:44 Shot missed by Michael McCarron
P3 14:42 Arttu Hyry shot blocked by Jake Middleton
P3 14:17 Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 12:23 Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 10:35 Goal scored by Jason Robertson assisted by Esa Lindell
P3 10:34 Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 10:17 Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 07:47 Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 06:08 Danila Yurov shot blocked by Esa Lindell
P3 05:21 Shot missed by Oskar Back
P3 05:19 Shot missed by Oskar Back
P3 04:06 Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Jason Robertson
P3 03:18 Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 02:42 Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 02:07 Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by teammate
P3 00:32 Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Filip Gustavsson
P2 18:08 Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Jake Oettinger
P2 17:44 Shot on goal by Esa Lindell saved by Filip Gustavsson
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
SHOT
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by teammate
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in offensive zone
Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jake Oettinger
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Oskar Back in defensive zone
Stoppage - High Stick
Shorthanded - Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Mikko Rantanen 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Jonas Brodin)
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael McCarron
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Arttu Hyry shot blocked by Jake Middleton
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Jake Oettinger
Takeaway by Quinn Hughes in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Adam Erne 2 minutes for Misconduct
Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in neutral zone
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Matt Boldy in neutral zone
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Jason Robertson assisted by Esa Lindell
4-5
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
Takeaway by Lian Bichsel in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Mikko Rantanen credited with hit on Quinn Hughes in offensive zone
SHOT
Danila Yurov shot blocked by Esa Lindell
SHOT
Shot missed by Oskar Back
SHOT
Shot missed by Oskar Back
Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Mats Zuccarello in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Jason Robertson
SHOT
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Oskar Back won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by teammate
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Filip Gustavsson
Mavrik Bourque won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Jake Oettinger
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Esa Lindell saved by Filip Gustavsson
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by Jamie Benn
GOAL
Goal scored by Cameron Hughes
3-3
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Middleton
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Tyler Myers
Mavrik Bourque credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
Giveaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Jamie Benn in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot missed by Thomas Harley
Giveaway by Tyler Myers in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Lian Bichsel
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Vladimir Tarasenko in defensive zone
Penalty to Wyatt Johnston 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Jared Spurgeon)
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
Penalty to Tyler Myers 2 minutes for Misconduct
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in offensive zone
Penalty to Esa Lindell 2 minutes for Roughing
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
SHOT
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by teammate
Jared Spurgeon credited with hit on Jason Robertson in defensive zone
Jason Robertson won faceoff against Matt Boldy in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Quinn Hughes saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Jake Oettinger
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
Penalty to Nick Foligno 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Lian Bichsel)
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Michael McCarron shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Jamie Benn
Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Quinn Hughes
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Matt Duchene in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
Penalty to Wyatt Johnston 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Matt Boldy)
SHOT
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by teammate
Giveaway by Jason Robertson in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Matt Duchene in offensive zone
Takeaway by Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
Mavrik Bourque credited with hit on Michael McCarron in offensive zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Jake Oettinger
Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Tyler Myers
SHOT
Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Jeff Petry shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Jake Oettinger
Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen in defensive zone
Kirill Kaprizov credited with hit on Miro Heiskanen in offensive zone
Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Boldy
Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Ilya Lyubushkin in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Colin Blackwell
Nick Foligno won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Filip Gustavsson
Stoppage - Offside
Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Giveaway by Brock Faber in defensive zone
Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Justin Hryckowian in neutral zone
Tyler Myers credited with hit on Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Cameron Hughes credited with hit on Nick Foligno in offensive zone
Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Miro Heiskanen in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Arttu Hyry credited with hit on Danila Yurov in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Jake Oettinger
Stoppage - Icing
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Matt Boldy credited with hit on Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 20 | |||
| 51% | Faceoff Win % | 49% | |||
| 5/3 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 12 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 20 | |||
| 25 | Hits | 18 | |||
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 9 | Giveaways | 12 |
| |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 20 | |||
| 51% | Faceoff Win % | 49% | |||
| 5/3 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 1/0 | |||
| 12 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 20 | |||
| 25 | Hits | 18 | |||
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 9 | Giveaways | 12 |
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Wild vs. Stars: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wild vs. Stars
- Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Venue: American Airlines Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Stars favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Wild +106, Stars -125
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Wild: 46%
- Stars: 54%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Wild a win probability of 46%, while the Stars have a win probability of 54%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Stars are more likely to beat the Wild in the NHL game at American Airlines Center on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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