Game one of the doubleheader on TNT on Wednesday will feature the Minnesota Wild traveling to Dallas, Texas to face the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center with the puck scheduled to drop at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday night.

Minnesota has been one of the worst teams in the Western Conference this season as they enter this game with a record of 17-18-4 and 38 points which puts them in 7^th place in the Central Division and gives them the 4^th worst record in the Western Conference while having lost five of their previous six games including a 0-4 shutout loss at home against the Dallas Stars on Monday. 

The Wild have been a below-average team defensively and offensively this season as they rank 21^st in goals per game and 19^th in power-play success rate with an average of 3.05 goals per game and a power-play success rate of 19.05% while ranking 19^th in goals allowed per game and 28^th in penalty-kill percentage with a penalty kill percentage of 72.73% and an average of 3.24 goals allowed per game. The Minnesota Wild will look to bounce back following the loss at home against the Dallas Stars on Monday when they travel to face the Dallas Stars.

The Dallas Stars are one of the better teams in the Western Conference this season as they are tied with the Vegas Golden Knights for the 4^th best record in the conference with a record of 23-11-5 and 51 points which also puts them in 3^rd place in the Central Division following a 4-0 shutout win on the road against the Minnesota Wild on Monday which also ended their three-game losing streak. Jason Robertson has been one of the better players on the team and leads the team in assists and points with 26 assists and 40 points. 

The Stars have also been one of the highest-scoring teams in the NHL this season as they enter this game averaging the 4^th most goals per game with an average of 3.63 goals per game and have a power-play success rate of 22.94% which ranks 12^th in the league. Defensively, Dallas has one of the best penalty-kill percentages in the NHL with a penalty-kill percentage of 85% which is the 4^th best in the league. The Dallas Stars will look to build off the momentum following Monday’s win against the WIld when they host the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.

BookMaker has the Dallas Stars listed as -195 moneyline favorites at home against the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. Dallas is 7-1-2 in the last ten and has won the previous five meetings. The Stars have won by an average margin of 1.8 goals per game over the last ten and 4 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Dallas enters this game with a better record and has dominated the series against Minnesota going 7-1-2 in the last ten including winning the last five meetings. The Stars have also won by an average margin of 4 goals per game over the last three games in the series. Take the puck line for the Dallas Stars at -1.5 when they host the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night.