The Minnesota Wild and the Dallas Stars shift their series back to Dallas Tuesday for Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. The series is tied 2-2. Puck drop from American Airlines Center is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (TBS).' Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Wild vs. Stars odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Wild suffered a 3-2 setback in Game 4 on home ice Sunday, frittering away a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. It’s all knotted up instead, and essentially is a best-of-3 series the rest of the way.
The Under result in Game 4 snapped a 2-0 run to the Over. The 2 goals scored by Minnesota were a series low, as the Wild had averaged 3.7 goals per game across the first 3 games.
The Stars have managed 3 or fewer goals in 3 of 4 games in this series, but they’ve gained the split and have wrestled back the home-ice advantage.