The Dallas Stars try to slow down the Minnesota Wild Sunday in Game 4 of their 1st-round series. Puck drop at Xcel Energy Center is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET (TBS). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Stars vs. Wild odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Series: Minnesota leads 2-1.
Dallas looked a little flat in Game 3 and fell 5-1. The Stars were 0-for-2 on the power play and just couldn’t get anything going with Wild G Filip Gustavsson back in net. They were only outshot by 1 (25-24) in what looked pretty even everywhere but the final tally.
Wild RW Ryan Hartman had 3 points, and RW Mats Zuccarello had 2 goals to lead the charge. Minnesota got a boost from the return of C Joel Eriksson Ek returning in Game 3, but he left the ice during his 1st shift and did not return. He was out since April 6 due to injury, and his status is murky moving forward.