Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets Prediction, NHL Odds
The Jets opened their current five-game home stand with Thursday’s 6-3 win over Nashville, and have now scored an average of 5.33 goals per game during a three-game win streak that has lifted them to within one point of first-place Dallas. The Stars snapped a brief two-game slide with a 5-2 victory in Columbus on Thursday night, and have now claimed victory in five of their past six road contests.
The Stars arrive in Winnipeg perched as -120 road favourites on the Saturday NHL odds. The Jets lag as +100 NHL moneyline underdogs, but are a short -200 puckline bet to avoid losing by multiple goals. The total is listed at 5.5, with -120 odds favouring the OVER.
Stars vs. Jets NHL Betting Odds
The Stars maintained their road warrior ways with Thursday’s decisive win over the Blue Jackets, and have now claimed victory in 15 of 21 regular-season away dates since coming out of last season’s All-Star Break. However, the Stars have struggled in recent visits to Winnipeg, claiming victory in just two of 12 road clashes with Winnipeg since 2016. And while Dallas has steadily piled up wins on the road, they have claimed victory by multi-goal margins just three times this season, with each of those wins coming against either Columbus or Pittsburgh.
The Jets have overcome a recent three-game slide, in which they scored just seven goals, with three straight decisive victories. However, this team has work to do on home ice, where they have recorded consecutive wins on just one occasion during a shaky 3-5 straight up run since the start of last spring’s NHL playoffs. Overall, Winnipeg has produced streaky results while alternating between three-game win and losing streaks. The club has seen six of their seven wins to date come by multi-goal margins, but have surrendered 4.50 goals per game in their six defeats. Those trends have produced steady payouts fir the UNDER, which is on a 5-1 run.
Dallas Stars
The Stars’ tendency towards slow starts continued Thursday night in Columbus, where they spotted the Blue Jackets an early 2-0 lead before storming back to claim the victory with five unanswered goals. The Stars have now spotted opponents early multi-goal leads in each of their past three games, and have surrendered the first goal in six of their past seven. However, this team has masked that trend with regular offensive outbursts. On Thursday night, it was Matt Duchene’s turn. The veteran centre scored once and added two assists in the win, and has now recorded at least a point in six of seven games. Tyler Seguin also contributed a goals and an assist, and has now seen five of his six points to date come on the road.
Winnipeg Jets
The Jets have rediscovered their offensive groove during their 3-0 run. The challenge they now face is to consistently maintain that pace. Winnipeg’s top two scorers have performed like it over the past two games. Kyle Connor recorded his first hat trick of the season and added an assist in Thursday’s win over Nashville. That four-point outburst follows a three-point performance two night earlier in St. Louis, and marks his third multi-point outing in four games. Mark Scheifele is also on fire. The veteran centre set up four goals on Thursday night, and has now picked up seven points in the past two games. Scheifele’s current surge makes him worth considering on the NHL player props as a +160 bet to pick up at least one assist on Saturday afternoon.
DAL
WIN