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Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets NHL Odds, Prediction

• Sports Interaction Staff

• Last Updated: November 6, 2017

Tied for second place in the Central Division, the Stars meet the Jets for the first time this season Thursday night in Winnipeg. These two teams meet once again four days from now, this time in Dallas. The Stars will be looking for their first win in Winnipeg in over a year. Last season, they...

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Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars: NHL Odds, Prediction

• Sports Interaction Staff

• Last Updated: November 6, 2017

The Stars and Jets do battle for the second time in four days. Back on Nov. 2 the Jets upended the Stars 5-2 on their home ice. The Jets are coming off a  5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night, while the Stars hammered the visiting Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on that same night. Jets...

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Winnipeg Jets 2014-2015 Preview: Odds Have Jets Outside Playoff Picture

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Nobody seems to know whether the Winnipeg Jets will be a playoff team or be vying from the No. 1 overall pick at the NHL Draft. Stanley Cup Odds Odds to make Stanley Cup playoffs: +157 Over/under regular season points: 80.5 Will the Jets make the playoffs? No -296 What’s new Who’s in The Jets...

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Can Canada Defy the Odds and Bring the Stanley Cup Home?

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

It’s been 22 years since the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup, which was the last time a Canadian NHL team earned the Championship. Currently, a Canadian team has a +331 odds of winning the Stanley Cup, while U.S. based teams are set at -519. (UPDATE: Canadian team winning the Stanley Cup odds moved to +263...

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Will the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs Be Stacked with Canadian Teams?

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

If the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs began today, there would be four Canadian teams (out of seven total) on the right side of the standings for the first time since the 2005-06 season. The Montreal Canadiens, Winnipeg Jets, Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames are all likely to qualify for the 2014-15 playoffs. There’s a possibility...

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Winnipeg Jets vs. Anaheim Ducks Preview, Scores and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Winnipeg Jets had a tumultuous season with injuries to key players, the trade of star forward Evander Kane and one of their best players, Dustin Byfuglien, being suspended down the stretch. Despite all of the hardship, the +130 underdog Jets have made it back to the NHL Playoffs for the first time since they...

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NHL Trade Tracker: Leafs Shock Canada with Phil Kessel Deal

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Toronto Maple Leafs fans are saying goodbye to their star forward Phil Kessel in one of the many bold trade moves that Canadian NHL teams are making this offseason. The NHL season came to a conclusion a few weeks ago, with the draft taking place last week. With the conclusion of the draft, a flurry...

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Hockey Day in Canada: Odds and Predictions

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: February 17, 2017

This weekend’s Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday, February 18 is another great game day for Canadian hockey fans, with every team in Canada in action. The first game is an early one, at 2 p.m. ET, with the Winnipeg Jets heading to the Bell Centre in Montreal to face the Canadiens and their new...

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Winnipeg Jets’ Playoff Hopes Take Hit With Dustin Byfuglien Injury

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 6, 2015

The Winnipeg Jets have endured plenty of injuries this season, but losing defenceman Dustin Byfuglien for up to a month might be what keeps the team out of the playoffs. Byfuglien left Wednesday night’s game against Ottawa with an upper-body injury and didn’t return. Jets coach Paul Maurice announced Friday that the hulking 29-year-old blue...

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Monday's NHL Betting Picks: Jets Need Big Changes

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 16, 2013

Puck Luck Dec. 16, 2013 Winnipeg Jets at Columbus Blue Jackets (-120, 5) If the Winnipeg Jets want to be a playoff team in the West, there will have to be major changes to this roster and possibly the front office. The Jets just aren’t tight enough. They’re a fun team to watch because they...

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Wednesday's Best NHL Betting Picks

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 27, 2013

Philadelphia Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning (-120. 5.5) After struggling through a four-game losing streak on the road, the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back with a big 5-0 home win over the New York Rangers. Martin St. Louis picked up two goals and three points in his 1000th NHL game and now leads the club...

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Friday’s NHL betting picks: Bet Sabres in Ted Nolan’s return

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 15, 2013

Check out today’s NHL Puck Luck, our three favorite hockey bets for Friday. Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres (+110, 5) It’s always interesting when the Leafs and Sabres get together, but tonight will be extra special with former Jack Adams award winner Ted Nolan returning behind the bench. Even though Nolan has been out...

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NHL Saturday odds & picks: Carey Price keeps Habs afloat

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 25, 2013

The Montreal Canadiens head into Saturday’s matchup with the upstart San Jose Sharks at the Bell Centre sporting a 6-4 record. Without goaltender Carey Price, there’s a good chance they’d be hanging around with the Sabres and Panthers at the bottom of the Atlantic Division. Price sports a 2.13 goals against average and a .936...

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A Fit Dustin Byfuglien is Good News for the Winnipeg Jets

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: September 13, 2013

Talent has never been a problem for hulking Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien. Fitness, on the other hand, has been a dark cloud over the 28-year-old. But this year, instead of being met with raised eyebrows and questions about his weight at the beginning of training camp, Byfuglien is being praised for his offseason training....

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Flyers, Lecavalier help Briere, Horton in free agent market

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 4, 2013

The NHL free agency open market kicks off Friday and while there will surely be a flurry of deals to analyze, the biggest of those reportedly already went down when the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms with former Tampa Bay Lightning captain Vincent Lecavalier. While no less than 12 teams were rumored to be interested...

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Jets' Come-From-Behind Win Reflects Winnipeg's Rebound

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: March 20, 2013

After two periods, they were down 1-0 and outshot 19-16 by the visiting Boston Bruins. Then halfway through the third, Jets winger Blake Wheeler struck on a power play to tie the game; less than a minute later, the NHL’s shots leader, Evander Kane, would score the game-winner. Wheeler’s second of the game into an...

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NHL Saturday Give and Go: Jets Set to Fly Into Playoffs?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 15, 2013

HNIC Odds, Preview and Predictions Last season, the Winnipeg Jets could have lost 82 games and their diehard fans would still be happy just to have them back on the ice. This season is different. This year the club expects to be in the playoffs and midway through the season, there’s no reason to think...

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Pro Hockey Realignment Proposal Means New Rivalries

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: February 25, 2013

The drum beats began anew last Saturday with a series of tweets by Hockey Night In Canada analyst Elliotte Friedman in which he revealed the latest proposal for National Hockey League realignment. It’s not confirmed at this point — the plan needs ratification by the owners and players — but this could be what the...

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Southeast Division Preview: Capitals Ready for Revival

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: January 18, 2013

As the Pacific Division was once an afterthought in the Western Conference, the Southeast Division has long been regarded as the weak link in the East. A couple of teams have made moves to improve, and that should hold them in good stead. NHL props NHL futures Carolina Hurricanes Jim Rutherford was a busy general...

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Pro Basketball Visits Canada; Still No Cure For Pro Hockey

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: October 25, 2012

With the ongoing lockout in the NHL, many arenas in North America are experiencing more open dates and dark nights than they’d like to have. So the people who run the MTS Centre in Winnipeg must have been happy to get as many as 12,163 (the announced attendance) to see the Minnesota Timberwolves play the...