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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Stars vs. Wild NHL game on April 30, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 30, 11:30 PM Grand Casino Arena
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In-Play ProbabilitiesIn-Play
Game PredictionsPre-Game
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stars | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Wild | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Live Probabilities
Moneyline
Over / Under
Win %
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stars | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Wild | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
P3 19:45 Goal scored by Matt Boldy
P3 19:36 Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 19:05 Matt Boldy shot blocked by Thomas Harley
P3 17:40 Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 16:42 Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 16:28 Thomas Harley shot blocked by Matt Boldy
P3 15:13 Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Michael McCarron
P3 13:27 Thomas Harley shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 13:14 Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
P3 12:06 Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Justin Hryckowian
P3 11:24 Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Esa Lindell
P3 10:51 Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
P3 09:32 Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 08:56 Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 08:48 Shot on goal by Justin Hryckowian saved by Jesper Wallstedt
P3 05:28 Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 03:49 Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
P3 02:54 Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
P3 02:22 Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Jake Oettinger
P3 01:01 Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
ALL
End of 3rd Period.
GOAL
Goal scored by Matt Boldy
2-5
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Thomas Harley
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in neutral zone
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael Bunting saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Stoppage - Icing
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
SHOT
Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Michael McCarron
Nick Foligno credited with hit on Lian Bichsel in neutral zone
SHOT
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
SHOT
Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Justin Hryckowian
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Esa Lindell
SHOT
Quinn Hughes shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jamie Benn saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Hryckowian saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Shorthanded - Nico Sturm credited with hit on Miro Heiskanen in defensive zone
Power play - Giveaway by Matt Duchene in neutral zone
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
Penalty to Mikko Rantanen 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Kirill Kaprizov)
Alexander Petrovic credited with hit on Kirill Kaprizov in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
Radek Faksa won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
SHOT
Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Quinn Hughes
SHOT
Shot on goal by Nick Foligno saved by Jake Oettinger
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in offensive zone
End of 2nd Period.
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in defensive zone
SHOT
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Nick Foligno
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in offensive zone
SHOT
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Matt Boldy
Matt Boldy won faceoff against Mikko Rantanen in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Vladimir Tarasenko assisted by Yakov Trenin and Quinn Hughes
2-2
Yakov Trenin credited with hit on Matt Duchene in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Michael McCarron in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Michael Bunting
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
Giveaway by Brock Faber in offensive zone
Stars won faceoff against Wild in defensive zone
SHOT
Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Thomas Harley
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Justin Hryckowian
Stars won faceoff against Wild in defensive zone
Giveaway by Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
Matt Duchene won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by teammate
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Mikko Rantanen won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Justin Hryckowian saved by Jesper Wallstedt
SHOT
Alexander Petrovic shot blocked by Nick Foligno
Mavrik Bourque won faceoff against Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Jake Middleton credited with hit on Sam Steel in defensive zone
Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Thomas Harley
SHOT
Shot missed by Miro Heiskanen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Wyatt Johnston assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Matt Duchene
1-1
SHOT
Power play - Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Penalty to Yakov Trenin 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Lian Bichsel)
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Michael McCarron saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Lian Bichsel saved by Jesper Wallstedt
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Sam Steel in offensive zone
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
SHOT
Jeff Petry shot blocked by Oskar Back
Giveaway by Quinn Hughes in defensive zone
Mavrik Bourque credited with hit on Michael McCarron in offensive zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
End of 1st Period.
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
Radek Faksa won faceoff against Nico Sturm in offensive zone
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Nico Sturm in defensive zone
Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Matt Duchene in defensive zone
Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Mavrik Bourque credited with hit on Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
Mavrik Bourque won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
Stoppage - Icing
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
SHOT
Shot missed by Wyatt Johnston
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Stars won faceoff against Wild in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Jake Oettinger
Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Quinn Hughes assisted by Marcus Foligno and Nico Sturm
0-1
Michael McCarron won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Kirill Kaprizov credited with hit on Esa Lindell in offensive zone
Ilya Lyubushkin credited with hit on Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Takeaway by Kirill Kaprizov in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in neutral zone
Nico Sturm won faceoff against Radek Faksa in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Alexander Petrovic in neutral zone
Giveaway by Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
Justin Hryckowian credited with hit on Yakov Trenin in neutral zone
Justin Hryckowian credited with hit on Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
SHOT
Jake Middleton shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 21 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 34 | Hits | 32 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 9 | Giveaways | 10 |
| |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 21 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 2/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/0 | |||
| 6 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 4 | |||
| 34 | Hits | 32 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 14 | |||
| 9 | Giveaways | 10 |
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Stars vs. Wild: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Stars vs. Wild
- Date: Thursday, April 30, 2026
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Venue: Grand Casino Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Wild favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 5.5
- Moneyline Odds: Stars +111, Wild -111
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Stars: 47%
- Wild: 53%
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 Stars a win probability of 47%, while the Wild have a win probability of 53%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Wild are more likely to beat the Stars in the NHL game at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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