{"id":558022,"date":"2026-04-22T15:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/558022\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:09:25","slug":"stars-vs-wild-prediction-odds-best-prop-bet-for-nhl-playoffs-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/558022\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars vs. Wild Prediction, Odds, Best Prop Bet for NHL Playoffs Game 3"},"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 Dallas Stars evened up the series at one game apiece with a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. It was a much-needed victory for the Stars, who avoided falling into a 2-0 hole with the series shifting to Minnesota.<\/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 Wild and Stars split their four matchups in the regular season, with Minnesota beating Dallas in its two home games, 5-2 in December and then 2-1 in overtime in March.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">Here are the odds, starting goalies, how to watch, and predictions for Stars vs. Wild in Game 3 on Wednesday, April 22.<\/p>\n<p>Stars vs. Wild 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\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odds via DraftKings 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\">Puck Line<\/p>\n<p>Stars +1.5 (-230)Wild -1.5 (+190)<\/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>5.5 (Over -130\/Under +110)Stars vs. Wild Starting GoaliesStars: Jake Oetinger (1-1, 3.54 ERA, .879 SV%)Wild: Jesper Wallstedt (1-1, 2.02 GAA, .932 SV%)Stars vs. Wild How to WatchDate: Wednesday, April 22Time: 9:30 p.m. ETVenue: Grand Casino ArenaHow to Watch (TV): TNT, TruTV, HBO Max, FDSNNO, Victory+, FDSNWIStars record: 1-1Wild record: 1-1Stars vs. Wild Best NHL Prop Bets<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8i\">Wild Best NHL Prop Bet<\/p>\n<p>Joel Eriksson Ek OVER 0.5 Points (-120)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8o\">On a team with superstars like Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy, and Quinn Hughes, Joel Eriksson Ek flies under the radar a bit. The two-way center had a respectable 51 points in 70 games this season, and he already has four points in two playoff games.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8r\">Eriksson Ek had a strong finish to the regular season as well. He had six points during a four-game point streak before being held off the scoresheet in the regular-season finale.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8u\">Of his 51 points, 32 came via the assist, and he has an assist in each postseason game so far, so him to record an assist (+180) could be worth a look as a nice plus-odds option.<\/p>\n<p>Stars vs. Wild Prediction and Pick<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"90\">There were 13 goals in the first two games of this series, and I don\u2019t see things slowing down just yet. While it should tighten up as we get deeper into the series, Game 3 is typically one that\u2019s still called pretty loosely, so we could see another eight or nine power plays combined as we did in the first two games of the series.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"93\">Including the regular season, there have been OVER 5.5 goals in five of the six meetings between these teams this year. That\u2019s the way I\u2019m going tonight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"96\">Pick: OVER 5.5 (-130)<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-26\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">Register with DraftKings today and get <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/4kJjtBu\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$300 in bonus bets if your first $5 bet wins.<\/a> Claim this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/betting\/sportsbook-promos\/draftkings-promo-code\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings Sportsbook promo code<\/a> offer by making a $5 deposit and making your first $5 wager.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-27\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9e\">Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-28\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9h\">If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dallas Stars evened up the series at one game apiece with a 4-2 win over the Minnesota&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558023,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5117],"tags":[196,147,5278,5,4,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-558022","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\/116448996543397939","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558022","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=558022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558022\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}