Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets Preview & Picks
Winnipeg are tipped to bounce back from their Game 1 defeat.
The Jets very rarely lose back-to-back home games, and despite Wednesday’s loss they have been in good form at the Canada Life Centre in recent weeks.
- Winnipeg Jets are 16-4 in their last 20 home games
- Winnipeg Jets have lost back-to-back home games just 1 time this season
- Dallas Stars are 2-5 in their previous 7 road games
- The Under has cashed in 9 of the previous 10 meetings
Head To Head
- Dallas Stars lead the all-time series 34-22-5
- Dallas Stars won 3-2 when the two teams last met on May 7
Dallas Stars Form
Dallas go into their second game in Winnipeg having made a dream start to this second-round series.
The Stars ran out 3-2 winners on Wednesday night, meaning they will be tied at the very least when this series heads to Texas.
They went 50-26-6 during the regular season to finish second in their division, but they made a bad start to the postseason as they were beaten 5-1 at home by Colorado.
Dallas responded with a couple of overtime wins, 4-2 at home and 2-1 on the road, but they failed to keep that run going as they then lost 4-0 in Game 4.
The Stars split the next two meetings with the Avalanche, winning 6-2 at home and losing 7-4 on the road, before finally wrapping things up with a 4-2 home win in Game 7.
Winnipeg Jets Form
Winnipeg enter this matchup in desperate need of a victory, having dropped the opening game on Wednesday.
The Jets have home advantage for this series with Dallas, but they failed to make the most of it in Game 1 as they were beaten 3-2 by the Stars.
They went 56-22-4 to win the Central Division and make the playoffs, but they were made to work hard for the first-round win over St Louis.
Winnipeg opened the series with back-to-back home wins, 2-1 and 5-3, only to then surrender their lead with 7-2 and 5-1 defeats on the road.
The Jets failed to back up a 5-3 home win as they lost 5-2 on the road, but they did clinch the series in Game 7 as they finally took down the Blues, 4-3 in overtime at home.