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Minnesota at Dallas

April 18, 2026
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The teams split four meetings this season, and three went OVER. Minnesota and Dallas are the only teams with multiple 40-goal scorers. Kirill Kaprizov (45 goals) and Matt Boldy (42) lead the Wild. Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson each have 45 goals for the Stars. Dallas will be without center Roope Hintz for this game and maybe the series due to a lower-body injury. Dallas defenseman Miro Heiskanen missed the last three games and is questionable. The Wild are 45-34-3 OVER in 2025-26. The Stars have gone OVER four of their past five games. Filip Gustavsson is probable for Minnesota, and he is 28-15-6 with a 2.79 goals-against average with four shutouts. Gustavsson has struggled recently, but in the last two games, many of his skaters were rested as the Wild were preparing for the playoffs. Take the Wild and the OVER.

2 units on Minnesota +107 (moneyline) (risk 2 to return 4.14)
Result:
WIN
1 unit on Game Total OVER 5.5 -117 (risk 1 to return 1.85)
Result:
WIN
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