Wild vs. Stars Prediction, Picks and Odds

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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American Airlines Center
Stars
American Airlines Center
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Wild
1 3 2 6
Stars
0 1 0 1
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Win %
  • Wild
    100%
  • Stars
    0%
Win Probability
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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
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:09
    SHOT
    Adam Erne shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  3. P3 18:11
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in defensive zone
  4. P3 17:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  5. P3 17:18
    SHOT
    Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
  6. P3 16:52
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Matt Boldy
    6-1
  7. P3 15:57
    Stoppage - Home Timeout
  8. P3 15:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  9. P3 15:05
    Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
  10. P3 15:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Duchene saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  11. P3 14:43
    Penalty to Nick Foligno 2 minutes for Holding (Drawn by Esa Lindell)
  12. P3 14:40
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Adam Erne
  13. P3 13:24
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  14. P3 13:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Stars saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  15. P3 12:38
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nils Lundkvist
  16. P3 10:43
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  17. P3 10:43
    Penalty to Matt Boldy 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Mavrik Bourque)
  18. P3 10:21
    SHOT
    Esa Lindell shot blocked by teammate
  19. P3 09:51
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
  20. P3 09:49
    SHOT
    Esa Lindell shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
  21. P3 09:13
    SHOT
    Nils Lundkvist shot blocked by Ryan Hartman
  22. P3 08:42
    SHOT
    Justin Hryckowian shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
  23. P3 08:13
    Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  24. P3 08:06
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
  25. P3 07:31
    Penalty to Esa Lindell 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Yakov Trenin)
  26. P3 06:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Esa Lindell
  27. P3 05:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
  28. P3 04:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  29. P3 04:31
    Power play - Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Nick Foligno in offensive zone
  30. P3 04:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  31. P3 03:38
    Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
  32. P3 03:20
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  33. P3 03:18
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
  34. P3 01:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Duchene
  35. P3 01:19
    SHOT
    Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist
  36. P3 00:00
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in neutral zone
  37. P2 19:55
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Duchene
  38. P2 19:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  39. P2 19:14
    Sam Steel won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  40. P2 19:06
    Sam Steel won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  41. P2 18:34
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in neutral zone
  42. P2 18:19
    SHOT
    Michael McCarron shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist
  43. P2 17:35
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
  44. P2 17:33
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
  45. P2 17:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Jake Oettinger
  46. P2 17:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
  47. P2 15:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  48. P2 15:10
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  49. P2 14:48
    Power play - Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
  50. P2 14:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Miro Heiskanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  51. P2 14:06
    Penalty to Danila Yurov 2 minutes for Cross Checking (Drawn by Matt Duchene)
  52. P2 13:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
  53. P2 12:53
    SHOT
    Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  54. P2 12:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  55. P2 12:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
  56. P2 11:38
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
  57. P2 10:41
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
  58. P2 10:10
    Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Nick Foligno in defensive zone
  59. P2 10:03
    Radek Faksa won faceoff against Michael McCarron in defensive zone
  60. P2 09:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
  61. P2 08:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Adam Erne saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  62. P2 07:01
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lian Bichsel
  63. P2 06:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Wild
  64. P2 06:02
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
  65. P2 06:00
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Jake Oettinger
  66. P2 05:36
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  67. P2 04:14
    Shorthanded - Radek Faksa won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
  68. P2 03:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Myers saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  69. P2 03:28
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ryan Hartman assisted by Brock Faber and Quinn Hughes
    3-0
  70. P2 02:39
    Stoppage - Icing
  71. P2 01:40
    SHOT
    Yakov Trenin shot blocked by teammate
  72. P2 00:56
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Kirill Kaprizov
    2-0
  73. P2 00:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  74. P2 00:00
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in neutral zone
  75. P1 19:06
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
  76. P1 19:03
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
  77. P1 18:42
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  78. P1 18:11
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
  79. P1 18:05
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in defensive zone
  80. P1 18:04
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
  81. P1 17:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  82. P1 17:40
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Danila Yurov saved by Jake Oettinger
  83. P1 17:01
    Stoppage - Offside
  84. P1 15:37
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
  85. P1 15:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mikko Rantanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  86. P1 14:13
    Matt Boldy won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in offensive zone
  87. P1 14:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Jake Oettinger
  88. P1 12:39
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
  89. P1 11:30
    Stoppage - Icing
  90. P1 10:52
    Takeaway by Jamie Benn in neutral zone
  91. P1 10:25
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Harley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  92. P1 10:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  93. P1 09:10
    Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  94. P1 09:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  95. P1 08:15
    SHOT
    Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  96. P1 06:49
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
  97. P1 06:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brock Faber
  98. P1 05:35
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Joel Eriksson Ek assisted by Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello
    1-0
  99. P1 05:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
  100. P1 04:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jake Oettinger
  101. P1 03:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  102. P1 02:33
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sam Steel in defensive zone
  103. P1 02:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Miro Heiskanen saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  104. P1 02:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brock Faber
  105. P1 01:32
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  106. P1 01:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Miro Heiskanen
  107. P1 01:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  108. P1 01:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nils Lundkvist saved by Jesper Wallstedt
  109. P1 00:13
    Wyatt Johnston credited with hit on Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
  110. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Wild
STATS
Stars
29Shots on Goal28
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
4/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/1
10Penalty Infraction Mins10
49Hits39
17 Shots Blocked 8
8Giveaways14
WildMIN
StarsDAL
29Shots on Goal28
49% Faceoff Win % 51%
4/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 4/1
10Penalty Infraction Mins10
49Hits39
17 Shots Blocked 8
8Giveaways14

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 46¢, 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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