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NHL Playoffs Game 3: Stars vs Wild Prediction, Odds, and Picks (Apr 21)
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Analysis & key factors
- Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild tied level in the series
- Dallas Stars leveled the series with a 7-3 win on Wednesday
The opening round series between the Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild moves to the Xcel Energy Series on Friday, with the sides locked level at 1-1 after two games. The Dallas Stars leveled the series on Wednesday with a comprehensive win, and they will be bidding to maintain that momentum in game three.
How To Watch
- When: Friday, April 21, 2023, at 9:30 p.m ET
- Where: Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota
- How To Watch: NHL TV
Odds
| Stars | Wild |
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Team News
The opening round series between the Stars and Wild moves on to the Xcel Energy Center on Friday, with the Dallas Stars looking for a victory on the road to move into a 2-1 series lead. Dallas managed to level the match-up in game two, as they landed a huge 7-3 win at the American Airlines Center over their rivals.
There was no denying that Roope Hintz was the star in that game, as he scored three and also registered one assist. The Stars scored three of their seven goals in the second period after starting strong by netting twice in the opening frame. Evgenii Dadonov also scored twice in the strong win.
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The Wild will have home ice advantage for games three and four over the weekend, and they must pick up at least one win before the series moves back to Dallas to remain in the hunt. In truth, game two got away from them pretty quickly, as they failed to control the Stars offensive players.
However, Minnesota enjoyed a strong record at home throughout the regular season, as they went 25-12-4. A small amount of confidence would have also been taken from game two in the fact that their offensive players were still able to get joy. Frederick Gaudreau, Marcus Johansson, and Oskar Sundqvist all scored goals in the defeat.
Picks
This could be a pivotal game in this series on Friday evening. However, the Stars offense finally looked to click into gear on Wednesday evening. For that reason, we could see them moving into a 2-1 series advantage with a third win in four visits to the Xcel Energy Center since the start of 2022.
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