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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Wild
2 2 0 4
Stars
1 2 2 5
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  • Wild
    0%
  • Stars
    100%
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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
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:45
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
  3. P3 19:34
    SHOT
    Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by teammate
  4. P3 18:57
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in offensive zone
  5. P3 18:57
    Stoppage - Visitor Timeout
  6. P3 18:55
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jake Oettinger
  7. P3 18:26
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Oskar Back in defensive zone
  8. P3 18:26
    Stoppage - High Stick
  9. P3 17:30
    Shorthanded - Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
  10. P3 17:30
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  11. P3 17:30
    Penalty to Mikko Rantanen 2 minutes for Slashing (Drawn by Jonas Brodin)
  12. P3 16:44
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Michael McCarron
  13. P3 15:33
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
  14. P3 15:21
    Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Danila Yurov in defensive zone
  15. P3 15:21
    Stoppage - Icing
  16. P3 14:42
    SHOT
    Arttu Hyry shot blocked by Jake Middleton
  17. P3 14:17
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Jake Oettinger
  18. P3 12:55
    Takeaway by Quinn Hughes in defensive zone
  19. P3 12:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
  20. P3 12:08
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  21. P3 12:08
    Penalty to Adam Erne 2 minutes for Misconduct
  22. P3 12:08
    Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
  23. P3 11:23
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in neutral zone
  24. P3 10:54
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Matt Boldy in neutral zone
  25. P3 10:35
    Wyatt Johnston won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
  26. P3 10:35
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jason Robertson assisted by Esa Lindell
    4-5
  27. P3 10:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Filip Gustavsson
  28. P3 10:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
  29. P3 09:35
    Takeaway by Lian Bichsel in neutral zone
  30. P3 07:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
  31. P3 07:18
    Mikko Rantanen credited with hit on Quinn Hughes in offensive zone
  32. P3 06:08
    SHOT
    Danila Yurov shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  33. P3 05:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oskar Back
  34. P3 05:19
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Oskar Back
  35. P3 04:28
    Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  36. P3 04:23
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Mats Zuccarello in offensive zone
  37. P3 04:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  38. P3 04:06
    SHOT
    Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Jason Robertson
  39. P3 03:18
    SHOT
    Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
  40. P3 02:44
    Oskar Back won faceoff against Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  41. P3 02:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Filip Gustavsson
  42. P3 02:07
    SHOT
    Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by teammate
  43. P3 01:08
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
  44. P3 01:08
    Stoppage - Offside
  45. P3 00:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jason Robertson saved by Filip Gustavsson
  46. P3 00:00
    Mavrik Bourque won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
  47. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  48. P2 19:49
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
  49. P2 18:23
    Shorthanded - Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
  50. P2 18:08
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Jake Oettinger
  51. P2 18:05
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in offensive zone
  52. P2 17:44
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Esa Lindell saved by Filip Gustavsson
  53. P2 17:42
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in defensive zone
  54. P2 17:42
    Stoppage - Icing
  55. P2 17:27
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Mats Zuccarello
  56. P2 16:44
    SHOT
    Brock Faber shot blocked by Jamie Benn
  57. P2 16:16
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Cameron Hughes
    3-3
  58. P2 15:57
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jake Middleton
  59. P2 15:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Filip Gustavsson
  60. P2 14:54
    SHOT
    Joel Eriksson Ek shot blocked by Tyler Myers
  61. P2 14:25
    Mavrik Bourque credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in defensive zone
  62. P2 14:16
    Giveaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone
  63. P2 14:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Jake Oettinger
  64. P2 13:37
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
  65. P2 13:37
    Stoppage - Icing
  66. P2 13:02
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Jamie Benn in neutral zone
  67. P2 13:02
    Stoppage - Offside
  68. P2 12:36
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Jake Oettinger
  69. P2 12:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Thomas Harley
  70. P2 11:38
    Giveaway by Tyler Myers in offensive zone
  71. P2 11:06
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
  72. P2 10:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
  73. P2 10:14
    Stoppage - Icing
  74. P2 09:56
    SHOT
    Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Lian Bichsel
  75. P2 08:57
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Vladimir Tarasenko in defensive zone
  76. P2 08:57
    Penalty to Wyatt Johnston 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Jared Spurgeon)
  77. P2 08:49
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  78. P2 08:03
    Power play - Matt Duchene won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
  79. P2 08:03
    Penalty to Tyler Myers 2 minutes for Misconduct
  80. P2 06:48
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Danila Yurov in offensive zone
  81. P2 06:39
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
  82. P2 06:36
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Jake Oettinger
  83. P2 06:23
    Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in offensive zone
  84. P2 06:23
    Penalty to Esa Lindell 2 minutes for Roughing
  85. P2 06:23
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  86. P2 05:50
    SHOT
    Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Ilya Lyubushkin
  87. P2 05:37
    SHOT
    Ryan Hartman shot blocked by teammate
  88. P2 04:53
    Jared Spurgeon credited with hit on Jason Robertson in defensive zone
  89. P2 04:36
    Jason Robertson won faceoff against Matt Boldy in neutral zone
  90. P2 04:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Quinn Hughes saved by Jake Oettinger
  91. P2 03:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Wyatt Johnston saved by Filip Gustavsson
  92. P2 03:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Jake Oettinger
  93. P2 03:14
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Wyatt Johnston in offensive zone
  94. P2 03:14
    Penalty to Nick Foligno 2 minutes for Roughing (Drawn by Lian Bichsel)
  95. P2 03:14
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  96. P2 03:01
    SHOT
    Michael McCarron shot blocked by teammate
  97. P2 02:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jamie Benn
  98. P2 01:45
    Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin in defensive zone
  99. P2 00:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Quinn Hughes
  100. P2 00:30
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Matt Duchene in offensive zone
  101. P2 00:00
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Matt Duchene in neutral zone
  102. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  103. P1 19:44
    Wild won faceoff against Stars in neutral zone
  104. P1 19:37
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Hartman
  105. P1 19:30
    Penalty to Wyatt Johnston 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Matt Boldy)
  106. P1 18:39
    SHOT
    Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by teammate
  107. P1 17:39
    Giveaway by Jason Robertson in defensive zone
  108. P1 16:58
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Vladimir Tarasenko
  109. P1 16:57
    Michael McCarron won faceoff against Matt Duchene in offensive zone
  110. P1 15:50
    Takeaway by Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
  111. P1 15:26
    Stoppage - Icing
  112. P1 15:10
    Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
  113. P1 14:23
    Mavrik Bourque credited with hit on Michael McCarron in offensive zone
  114. P1 14:16
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  115. P1 13:55
    Stoppage - Offside
  116. P1 13:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Jake Oettinger
  117. P1 13:02
    Colin Blackwell won faceoff against Danila Yurov in neutral zone
  118. P1 12:50
    Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  119. P1 12:35
    Ryan Hartman won faceoff against Arttu Hyry in defensive zone
  120. P1 12:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  121. P1 12:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Tyler Myers
  122. P1 11:04
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colin Blackwell saved by Filip Gustavsson
  123. P1 10:51
    SHOT
    Jeff Petry shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
  124. P1 10:04
    Matt Duchene won faceoff against Yakov Trenin in defensive zone
  125. P1 09:58
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Vladimir Tarasenko saved by Jake Oettinger
  126. P1 09:24
    Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen in defensive zone
  127. P1 09:12
    Kirill Kaprizov credited with hit on Miro Heiskanen in offensive zone
  128. P1 08:46
    Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  129. P1 08:46
    Stoppage - Offside
  130. P1 08:14
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Matt Boldy
  131. P1 06:40
    Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Ilya Lyubushkin in defensive zone
  132. P1 06:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colin Blackwell
  133. P1 06:23
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Colin Blackwell in defensive zone
  134. P1 06:23
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  135. P1 05:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Mavrik Bourque saved by Filip Gustavsson
  136. P1 05:37
    Stoppage - Offside
  137. P1 04:47
    Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in offensive zone
  138. P1 04:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  139. P1 04:26
    Arttu Hyry won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  140. P1 04:19
    Giveaway by Brock Faber in defensive zone
  141. P1 04:13
    Marcus Johansson credited with hit on Justin Hryckowian in neutral zone
  142. P1 04:06
    Tyler Myers credited with hit on Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
  143. P1 03:48
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Justin Hryckowian in offensive zone
  144. P1 03:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brock Faber
  145. P1 03:42
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  146. P1 03:14
    Cameron Hughes credited with hit on Nick Foligno in offensive zone
  147. P1 02:42
    Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Miro Heiskanen in offensive zone
  148. P1 02:13
    Stoppage - Icing
  149. P1 01:36
    Arttu Hyry credited with hit on Danila Yurov in neutral zone
  150. P1 01:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yakov Trenin saved by Jake Oettinger
  151. P1 01:02
    Stoppage - Icing
  152. P1 00:31
    Justin Hryckowian won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
  153. P1 00:14
    Matt Boldy credited with hit on Mavrik Bourque in offensive zone
  154. P1 00:00
    Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Mavrik Bourque in neutral zone
Stats
Wild
STATS
Stars
31Shots on Goal20
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
5/3 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
12Penalty Infraction Mins20
25Hits18
11 Shots Blocked 13
9Giveaways12
WildMIN
StarsDAL
31Shots on Goal20
51% Faceoff Win % 49%
5/3 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
12Penalty Infraction Mins20
25Hits18
11 Shots Blocked 13
9Giveaways12

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 46¢, Stars 53¢

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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