{"id":466398,"date":"2025-04-10T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=466398"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:13:07","slug":"nhl-predictions-april-10-winnipeg-jets-vs-dallas-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/10\/nhl-predictions-april-10-winnipeg-jets-vs-dallas-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Predictions: April 10 Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day our writers here at\u00a0<em>Last Word on Hockey<\/em> look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/07\/nhl-predictions-april-7th-st-louis-blues-vs-winnipeg-jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> taking on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/08\/nhl-predictions-april-8th-dallas-stars-vs-vancouver-canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Stars.<\/a>\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to check out more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/07\/nhl-predictions-april-7th-edmonton-oilers-vs-anaheim-ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">NHL Predictions,<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0our writers continue this series throughout the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n<h2>NHL Predictions<\/h2>\n<h3>Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Red Wings 2-0 Panthers<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> Fan Duel Sports Detroit; Scripps Florida; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>We open up NHL predictions with an Atlantic Division matchup between the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/01\/nhl-predictions-april-1st-st-louis-blues-vs-detroit-red-wings\/\" target=\"_self\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/08\/florida-panthers-have-lots-of-roster-movement-ahead-of-toronto-maple-leafs-game\/\" target=\"_self\">Florida Panthers<\/a>. Detroit is slated to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talboca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Talbot<\/a> in goal for this game. However, always check social media before locking in a daily fantasy starter. The Red Wings are 4-5-1 in the last 10 games and are likely to miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/debrial01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex DeBrincat<\/a> has been a bright spot with 35 goals and 30 assists for Detroit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bobrose01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sergei Bobrovsky<\/a> is the projected starter for the Panthers, who are 4-5-1 in the last 10 games. However, Florida did get a win in its last time out. Injuries have really hampered the Cats in the last month or so. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/barkoal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aleksander Barkov<\/a> has collected 19 goals and 49 assists for the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit is looking for the season-sweep, but Florida gets a victory.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Panthers win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Hurricanes 2-1 Capitals<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> SN1; Hulu; Disney+; ESPN+; Monumental Sports Network<\/p>\n<p>Our second game of NHL predictions has the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/04\/03\/carolina-hurricanes-centre-mark-jankowski-success-story\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/03\/31\/washington-capitals-sign-2023-first-round-pick\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Capitals<\/a>. Carolina is expected to give the start to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> for this game. The Canes are 5-5 in the last 10 games and that includes three straight defeats. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a> has adjusted to life with his new team with five goals with three assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindgch01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlie Lindgren<\/a> is likely to get the start in the crease for the Capitals, who are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games. However, Washington did lose in its last time on ice. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/ovechal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> has surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gretzwa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Gretzky<\/a> for the all-time goal record with 42 goals and 27 assists this season for the Capitals.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have already solidified post-season spots, but Washington takes the victory.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Capitals win 3-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars<\/h3>\n<h4>Head-to-Head: Jets 2-1 Stars<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TV:<\/strong> TSN3; Victory+; ESPN+<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.thescore.com\/nhl\/events\/30680\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The last game<\/a> of NHL predictions should be a good one as the Jets battle the Stars in a possible post-season preview. Winnipeg is likely to go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/helleco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Hellebuyck<\/a> in between the pipes for this game. The jets are 6-4 in the last 10 games and trying to secure the President&#8217;s Trophy. Winnipeg is dealing with some injuries, but still a capable team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/scheima01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Scheifele<\/a> has racked up 38 goals and 46 assists for the Jets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oettija01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Oettinger<\/a> is supposed to get the start in this game for Dallas, which is 7-1-2 in the last 10 games. However, the Stars are entering this divisional matchup on a three-game losing streak. Dallas to seal up at least home ice with a win in this game. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/roberja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Robertson<\/a> has posted 34 goals and 44 assists for Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg is coming into this one banged and this should allow Dallas to get the coveted second spot in the division.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Stars win 4-2.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prop Bets of the Night<\/h3>\n<p>We round out NHL predictions with some prop bets of the night. Let&#8217;s stay with our featured game for this one. On the Winnipeg end of things, go with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/connoky01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Connor<\/a> to score a power-play goal. For Dallas, pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnswy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-04-10_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wyatt Johnston<\/a> to get the over on 0.5 assists.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main photo by: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span class=\"s6\">Please play responsibly, check for your local rules and age restrictions, some jurisdictions require ages 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day our writers here at\u00a0Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out. For this edition, we will look at the Winnipeg Jets taking on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":464676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4547,4548,4524,33],"tags":[6010,6124,6201,6255,6239,6110],"class_list":["post-466398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stars","category-hockey","category-nhl","category-nhl-predictions","category-jets","tag-carolina-hurricanes-predictions","tag-dallas-stars-predictions","tag-detroit-red-wings-predictions","tag-florida-panthers-predictions","tag-washington-capitals-predictions","tag-winnipeg-jets-predictions"],"modified_by":"Dan Mount, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466398"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":466404,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466398\/revisions\/466404"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}