Bell MTS Place plays host to an intriguing clash as the Dallas Stars come into town to face the Winnipeg Jets. The game will get started at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 3, and fans at home can witness this divisional matchup live on Fox Sports Southwest.
Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg (-115) is currently favored over Dallas (-105), and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-130 under, +110 over).
The Jets are 16-11 straight up (SU) and have earned moneyline bettors 7.7 units this season. That winning percentage, ranked 3rd in the Central Division in this young season, is right in line with the 47-35 record the team managed during last year’s regular season campaign. 16 of its 27 outings have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just one has pushed. Thus far, the team is 6-6 SU at home.
Winnipeg has converted on just 16.0 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places the team in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 26th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.4 percent of all penalties.
As a team, Winnipeg has been penalized just 2.6 times per game overall this season, and 4.0 per game over its past five games. The team’s had to stave off opponent power plays for 8.5 minutes per game over its last 10 outings, overall.
Boasting a .933 save percentage and 29.2 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (13 wins, eight losses, and one OT loss) has been the top option in goal for the Jets this season. If they, however, choose to give him the night off, the team might roll with Laurent Brossoit (4-4-4 record, .885 save percentage, 3.65 goals against average).
The Jets will continue relying on leadership out of Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele. Laine (25 points) has tallied seven goals and 18 assists and has recorded multiple points on five separate occasions this year. Scheifele has nine goals and 15 assists to his name and has recorded a point in 17 contests.
On the other side of the ice, Dallas is 15-13 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.9 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 28 regular season matches, 18 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and just one has pushed. Dallas’ 6-8 SU as the away team this season.
Dallas has converted on just 15.4 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that places it in the bottom-10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked eighth overall and it’s successfully killed off 84.5 percent of all penalties.
Dallas’ skaters have been penalized 3.6 times per game in total this season, and 2.8 per game over their last five road outings. The team’s been forced to stave off opponent power plays just 6.9 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Ben Bishop (.928 save percentage and 2.20 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for Dallas. Bishop is averaging 26.4 saves per game and has 11 wins, eight losses, and two OT losses to his credit.
Tyler Seguin (six goals, 15 assists) has been one of the primary playmaking threats for the visiting Stars.
Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets Free Picks
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Stars, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Dallas is 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Winnipeg is 2-1 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in three of Winnipeg’s last five outings.
- Seven of Dallas’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 5-2 in those games.
- The Jets this season have registered the 12th-most hits per game in the NHL (22.5).
