The Dallas Stars will face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. It’s a Central Division showdown as we share our NHL odds series and make a Stars-Wild prediction and pick. The Stars destroyed the Boston Bruins 7-2 in their last battle on Thursday.

The Dallas Stars (10-5, in the Central Division) are headed north for a road game against the Minnesota Wild (11-2-3, in the Central Division).

The Stars’ dominant 7-2 win over the Boston Bruins Thursday brought a night of milestones and memorable individual performances. Both Dallas’ oldest players and youngest had meaningful moments to make the dominant win a night many on the team won’t forget.

One game after pulling off their biggest win of the season, the Bruins failed to ride the momentum, falling flat in a 7-2 loss to the Stars Thursday night at American Airlines Center. The Bruins fell to 8-8-2 as they continued their maddening, season-long pattern of one-step-forward, two-steps-back hockey.

The Dallas Stars destroyed the Boston Bruins at American Airlines Center on Thursday night, putting seven goals past Jeremy Swayman — and making remarkable franchise history in the process. The Stars have now scored seven in back-to-back games;