Stars at Wild 3/14/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 9:14 AM ET

The Dallas Stars look for a second straight victory on Thursday when they visit the Minnesota Wild. The Stars defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Tuesday to win the fifth game in their last six played. Ben Bishop is on a roll, the Stars goalie stopped all 36 shots he faced to post his third consecutive shutout. Roope Hintz scored both goals for the Stars in the win.

Minnesota lost its second straight on Monday falling to the San Jose Sharks 3-0. The Wild could not get any of their 24 shots past Martin Jones in net for the Sharks. Minnesota has lost four of its last five to fall to fifth place in the Central division at 33-29-8 with 74 points.
Tyler Seguin leads Dallas in goals scored with 27, in assists with 36 and points with 63. Alexander Radulov leads in assists with 28. Goalie Ben Bishop is 23-14-2 and has a goals against average of 2.08 and save percentage of .932. Dallas is 29th in goals scored per game at 2.52 and 2ndin goals against at 2.49.

Zach Parise leads the Wild in goals scored with 24 and points with 55. Ryan Suter is the team leader in assists with 37. In goal Devan Dubnyk is 27-23-6 with a goals against of 2.60 and save percentage of .911. Minnesota is 25th in goals per game at 2.71 and 11th in goals against at 2.87.

Although Minnesota has won 4 of the last 5 versus Dallas, the Stars are playing much better hockey than the Wild at present. The Stars have won 5 of the last 6 overall, 4 of the last 5 on the road and 6 of the last 7 versus an opponent with a losing record overall. Final Score Prediction, Dallas Stars win 3-1

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