Dallas Stars vs Winnipeg Jets Match Preview & Betting Odds 2019

The Dallas Stars (23-20-4) meet the Winnipeg Jets (30-14-2) on Saturday evening at the American Airlines Center.

The Stars were last in action on Thursday evening, when they played the Los Angeles Kings on home-ice. Prior to that, they lost 2-0 on home-ice to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday evening, which was their third straight loss.

The Stars are only averaging 2.57 Goals per Game, which leaves them down in 28th in the overall NHL standings. However, defensively they are allowing just 2.64 Goals per Game though, which puts them into 4th overall in the standings. On an individual basis, Jamie Benn has 18 goals for the Stars, while Tyler Seguin has recorded 26 assists this season.

The Jets faced a tough road trip to the Nashville Predators on Thursday evening, but they had won their three games prior to that, with the latest being a 4-1 win on home-ice against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday evening. The Jets are currently averaging 3.46 Goals per Game, which puts them 6th in the overall NHL standings. Defensively they are allowing 2.78 Goals per Game, which also places them 6th overall.

On an individual basis, Mark Scheifele has 25 goals for the Jets this season, while Blake Wheeler has registered an impressive 51 assists so far.

I wrote this article almost 2 years ago, right when Mark Scheifele was on the fringe of super-stardom. Safe to say he's fully there now. Crazy to think about what we'll be saying about No. 55 in the years to come.

Scheifele stops at nothing: https://t.co/FBOS2x99lg

— Jeff Hamilton (@jeffkhamilton) December 16, 2018

In terms of our NHL predictions for this game, the Jets are very much the in-form team and have a clearly superior attack. They therefore have to be the tips to win on the Money Line odds.

Pick: Money Line – Winnipeg Jets