{"id":556768,"date":"2026-04-20T15:54:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556768\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:54:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:54:35","slug":"wild-vs-stars-prediction-odds-best-prop-bet-for-nhl-playoffs-game-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556768\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild vs. Stars Prediction, Odds, Best Prop Bet for NHL Playoffs Game 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars were looked at as the most closely contested series in the opening round of the NHL Playoffs, but Game 1 didn&#8217;t live up to those expectations with the underdog Wild running away with a 6-1 win on the road.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">The two teams will face off in Game 2 on Monday night, and if the Dallas Stars want to prevent this series from running away from them, tonight&#8217;s game is as close to a must-win Game 2 as you&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">Let&#8217;s dive into the odds and my best bets for it.<\/p>\n<p>Wild vs. Stars Odds, Puck Line, and Total<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7i\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/44ZqGYj\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7l\">Run Line<\/p>\n<p>Wild +1.5 (-220)Stars -1.5 (+176)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7r\">Moneyline<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7x\">Total<\/p>\n<p>OVER 5.5 (-130)UNDER 5.5 (+106)Wild vs. Stars Starting GoaliesMinnesota: Jesper Wallstedt (1-0, 1.00 GAA, .964 SV%)Dallas: Jake Oettinger (0-1, 5.12 GAA, .821 SV%)Wild vs. Stars How to WatchDate: Monday, April 20Time: 9:30 p.m. ETVenue: American Airlines CenterHow to Watch (TV): ESPNSeries: Wild lead 1-0Wild vs. Stars Best Prop BetJoel Eriksson Ek OVER 0.5 Points (-102) via FanDuel<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8l\">Joel Eriksson Ek recorded three points in Game 1, while also leading the team in expected goals at 1.3. He was red-hot to close the year, leading the Wild in expected goals with 6.2 through their last 10 games of the regular season. I&#8217;m surprised to see he&#8217;s set at just -102 odds to record a point tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Wild vs. Stars Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8r\">In today&#8217;s edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/betting-100-every-day-for-a-year-day-106-picks-for-mlb-nhl-playoffs-on-april-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Betting $100 Every Day for a Year<\/a>, I wrote about why I&#8217;m backing the Wild to pull off the second straight upset:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8u\">I bet the Wild at +105 in Game 1, so I see no reason why I wouldn&#8217;t bet them at +112 in Game 2. This is a true coin flip series, and while the Wild won convincingly on the scoresheet, the expected goals numbers were much closer than you&#8217;d expect. I think we&#8217;re in for another close game tonight, making the Wild an interesting betting option as +112 underdogs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8x\">Pick: Wild +112 <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/44ZqGYj\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via FanDuel<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"92\">Create a new FanDuel Sportsbook account, and you can get<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/44ZqGYj\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> $250 in bonus bets back if your first $5 bet wins. <\/a>Download the FanDuel app and deposit a minimum of $5 to claim your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/fanduel-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FanDuel promo code <\/a>offer today.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"95\">Follow Iain on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IainMacBets\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iainmacbets\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-25\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"98\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9e\">You can check out all of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/betstamp.app\/u\/iainmacbets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iain&#8217;s bets here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Wild and Dallas Stars were looked at as the most closely contested series in the opening&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5117],"tags":[196,147,5278,5,4,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-556768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas-stars","8":"tag-dallas","9":"tag-dallas-stars","10":"tag-dallasstars","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-stars"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116437848933895209","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}