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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Stars NHL game on April 28, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 29, 12AM American Airlines Center
Apr 29, 12AM American Airlines Center
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Stars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
P3 19:57 Power play - Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
P3 19:01 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Jake Middleton
P3 18:42 Power play - Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Jake Middleton
P3 18:26 Thomas Harley shot blocked by Jake Middleton
P3 18:00 Goal scored by Kirill Kaprizov
P3 17:11 Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 17:02 Shot missed by Jamie Benn
P3 16:39 Goal scored by Jason Robertson
P3 15:53 Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
P3 13:22 Shot on goal by Sam Steel saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 11:55 Shot on goal by Quinn Hughes saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 11:33 Shot on goal by Thomas Harley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 09:47 Power play - Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
P3 09:39 Power play - Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
P3 09:12 Power play - Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Michael McCarron
P3 08:08 Michael McCarron shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
P3 07:47 Goal scored by Michael McCarron assisted by Yakov Trenin and Vladimir Tarasenko
P3 07:24 Jake Middleton shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
P3 06:05 Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
P3 05:59 Shot missed by Brock Faber
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Jake Middleton
SHOT
Power play - Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Mavrik Bourque won faceoff against Nick Foligno in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Kirill Kaprizov
3-2
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot missed by Jamie Benn
Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Jason Robertson
3-2
SHOT
Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen in offensive zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Marcus Foligno in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sam Steel saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Vladimir Tarasenko in neutral zone
Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Quinn Hughes saved by Jake Oettinger
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Thomas Harley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Wild won faceoff against Stars in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
SHOT
Power play - Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Michael McCarron
Power play - Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
SHOT
Michael McCarron shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
GOAL
Goal scored by Michael McCarron assisted by Yakov Trenin and Vladimir Tarasenko
3-1
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
Takeaway by Brock Faber in defensive zone
Giveaway by Nick Foligno in defensive zone
Mikko Rantanen credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Thomas Harley
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Boldy
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
End of 2nd Period.
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Jake Oettinger
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Jamie Benn in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Shorthanded - Radek Faksa won faceoff against Matt Boldy in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Shot missed by Lian Bichsel
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Thomas Harley saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mikko Rantanen
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Steel
Power play - Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
Penalty to Tyler Myers 2 minutes for Interference
SHOT
Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
SHOT
Tyler Myers shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Stoppage - High Stick
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Power play - Matt Duchene shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Shorthanded - Michael McCarron won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Lian Bichsel
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Steel
SHOT
Shot missed by Tyler Myers
SHOT
Ryan Hartman shot blocked by Tyler Myers
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Duchene
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Colin Blackwell
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Matt Boldy
2-1
Power play - Matt Boldy won faceoff against Sam Steel in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Matt Boldy shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
SHOT
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by teammate
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot on goal by Lian Bichsel saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot missed by Yakov Trenin
SHOT
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Kirill Kaprizov
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout
SHOT
Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Jonas Brodin
Stoppage - Icing
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Miro Heiskanen
1-1
Power play - Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
SHOT
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
SHOT
Shot missed by Oskar Back
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
Nick Foligno won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Mats Zuccarello assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman
1-0
Giveaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Miro Heiskanen in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jamie Benn
Kirill Kaprizov credited with hit on Thomas Harley in defensive zone
Mats Zuccarello won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek credited with hit on Jason Robertson in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Jake Oettinger
Mavrik Bourque won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 28 | Shots on Goal | 22 | |||
| 52% | Faceoff Win % | 48% | |||
| 3/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/1 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 24 | Hits | 20 | |||
| 26 | Shots Blocked | 9 | |||
| 17 | Giveaways | 14 |
| |
|---|
| 28 | Shots on Goal | 22 | |||
| 52% | Faceoff Win % | 48% | |||
| 3/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 4/1 | |||
| 10 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 8 | |||
| 24 | Hits | 20 | |||
| 26 | Shots Blocked | 9 | |||
| 17 | Giveaways | 14 |
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Wild vs. Stars: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wild vs. Stars
- Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Venue: American Airlines Center
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Stars favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Wild +115, Stars -115
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 Wednesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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