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Game Date:
12/22/2018
8:00pm EST
Lines:
Dallas +1.5
Minnesota -1.5
Total:
Over
6 (+100)
Under 6 (-120)
Community Picks: Dallas 0% vs Minnesota 0%
Dallas and Minnesota Thread
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After dropping a 2-1 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night the Minnesota Wild find themselves stuck in a three-game losing streak and have now lost 10 of their past 15 games, keeping them on the outside of the Western Conference playoff picture. The Wild announced on Friday that defender Mathew Dumba will undergo surgery next week for an “upper-body injury” and is set to miss a significant amount of time. “We won’t know [an exact timetable] until they get in there,” said general manager Paul Fenton, via the Wild’s website. Continue to Article
December 21, 2018 3:16:pm EST
For some time now, the Dallas Stars have ranked among the NHL’s most frustrating teams because, while they boast some outstanding high-end talent, they’ve rarely put it all together. It’s probably unfair to dismiss the first season under Jim Montgomery as “same old, same old” for a simple reason: injuries. To be more precise, the Stars – for all of their stumbles – hadn’t really dealt with the absence of near-Norris-level defenseman John Klingberg very often until 2018-19. Continue to Article
December 21, 2018 7:55:am EST
The Blackhawks' first-period struggles have been well-documented over the last month. Thursday was the closest the Blackhawks have had to a perfect start under Jeremy Colliton, scoring 1:12 into the game and 2:37 left in the period to go into the first intermission up 2-0. It's the first time in 16 games the Blackhawks did not allow a first-period goal. Continue to Article
December 20, 2018 11:33:pm EST
Bryan Rust has no explanation for his career-best scoring run. Rust scored two more goals to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Thursday night. ''Sometimes that's how hockey goes,'' Rust said. Continue to Article
December 20, 2018 11:11:pm EST
For the Minnesota Wild, the goals have been coming in bunches and then barely coming at all. Going into a game Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, Minnesota (17-14-2) has just one goal over its past two games, including a 4-0 loss Tuesday against San Jose. It was the Wild's second shutout loss this month, although also recently the team totaled 12 goals in games against Montreal and Florida. Continue to Article
December 20, 2018 12:02:am EST
