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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Stars NHL game on April 18, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 18, 9:30PM American Airlines Center
Apr 18, 9:30PM American Airlines Center
In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
Bets
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Stars | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P3 19:09 Adam Erne shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
P3 17:49 Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 17:18 Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
P3 16:52 Goal scored by Matt Boldy
P3 15:55 Power play - Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 15:03 Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 14:40 Shot missed by Adam Erne
P3 13:22 Shot on goal by Stars saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 12:38 Shot missed by Nils Lundkvist
P3 10:21 Esa Lindell shot blocked by teammate
P3 09:49 Esa Lindell shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 09:13 Nils Lundkvist shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
P3 08:42 Justin Hryckowian shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
P3 08:06 Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 06:18 Shot missed by Esa Lindell
P3 05:19 Power play - Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
P3 04:39 Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 04:29 Power play - Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 03:18 Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 01:57 Shot missed by Matt Duchene
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Adam Erne shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
Nick Foligno won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
GOAL
Goal scored by Matt Boldy
6-1
Stoppage - Home Timeout
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Penalty to Nick Foligno 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Esa Lindell)
SHOT
Shot missed by Adam Erne
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Stars saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Nils Lundkvist
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Matt Boldy 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Mavrik Bourque)
SHOT
Esa Lindell shot blocked by teammate
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
SHOT
Esa Lindell shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
SHOT
Nils Lundkvist shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
SHOT
Justin Hryckowian shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Penalty to Esa Lindell 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Yakov Trenin)
SHOT
Shot missed by Esa Lindell
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Power play - Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Duchene
SHOT
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Duchene
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Sam Steel won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Sam Steel won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in neutral zone
SHOT
Michael McCarron shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Power play - Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Miro Heiskanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Penalty to Danila Yurov 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Matt Duchene)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Esa Lindell
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Nick Foligno in defensive zone
Radek Faksa won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot on goal by Adam Erne saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Lian Bichsel
SHOT
Shot missed by Wild
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Jake Oettinger
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Shorthanded - Radek Faksa won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Tyler Myers saved by Jesper Wallstedt
GOAL
Goal scored by Ryan Hartman assisted by Brock Faber and Quinn Hughes
3-0
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Yakov Trenin shot blocked by teammate
GOAL
Goal scored by Kirill Kaprizov
2-0
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in neutral zone
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Jake Oettinger
Stoppage - Offside
Nick Foligno won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Matt Boldy won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Jake Oettinger
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Takeaway by Jamie Benn in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Thomas Harley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Esa Lindell
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Joel Eriksson Ek assisted by Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello
1-0
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Miro Heiskanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Shot missed by Miro Heiskanen
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nils Lundkvist saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Wyatt Johnston credited with hit on Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 29 | Shots on Goal | 28 | |||
| 49% | Faceoff Win % | 51% | |||
| 4/2 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/1 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 10 | |||
| 49 | Hits | 39 | |||
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 8 | |||
| 8 | Giveaways | 14 |
| |
|---|
| 29 | Shots on Goal | 28 | |||
| 49% | Faceoff Win % | 51% | |||
| 4/2 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/1 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 10 | |||
| 49 | Hits | 39 | |||
| 17 | Shots Blocked | 8 | |||
| 8 | Giveaways | 14 |
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Wild vs. Stars: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wild vs. Stars
- Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
- Time: 5:30 PM ET
- Venue: American Airlines Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Stars favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Wild +120, Stars -118
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Wild: 45%
- Stars: 55%
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 45%, while the Stars have a win probability of 55%. 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 Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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