The Dallas Stars (21-5-5) go on the road to play the Minnesota Wild (16-9-5) at Grand Casino Arena on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Stars have won four games in a row.

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Get ready for this matchup by checking out our prediction for who will come out on top in Thursday's hockey action.

In the last 10 contests, the Wild are 7-2-1. They have totaled 27 goals, while allowing their opponents to score 18. They have gone on the power play 27 times during that span, and have capitalized with three goals (11.1% of opportunities).

Stars vs. Wild Predictions for Thursday

Our computer projections model for this matchup expects a final result of Stars 4, Wild 3.

Moneyline Pick: Stars (-136)
Total Pick: Over 5.5 (computer predicts 5.8 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Wild (+1.5)

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Stars Splits and Trends

The Stars are 4-5-9 in overtime matchups on their way to a 21-5-5 overall record.
Dallas has 23 points (10-1-3) in the 14 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
Looking at the four times this season the Stars ended a game with only one goal, they have a 1-2-1 record, good for three points.
Dallas has taken seven points from the six games this season when it scored a pair of goals (2-1-3 record).
The Stars have scored at least three goals in 21 games (18-2-1, 37 points).
In the 10 games when Dallas has recorded a single power-play goal, it won every time (20 points).
In the 14 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Dallas is 10-3-1 (21 points).
The Stars have been outshot by opponents 17 times, and went 11-2-4 (26 points).

Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild have a 6-5-11 record in overtime games this season and a 16-9-5 overall record.
In the nine games Minnesota has played that were decided by one goal, it racked up 12 points.
In seven games this season when the Wild ended a game with only one goal, they earned a total of four points (1-4-2).
Minnesota has earned seven points (3-3-1 record) this season when scoring two goals .
The Wild have scored more than two goals in 16 games, earning 26 points from those contests.
This season, Minnesota has recorded a single power-play goal in 10 games has a record of 5-3-2 in those matchups.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Minnesota is 5-3-3 (13 points).
The Wild's opponents have had more shots in 19 games. The Wild went 11-6-2 in those contests (24 points).

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