Winnipeg Jets (1-0-0)
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Dallas Stars (1-0-0)
October 6, 2018 – Puck drop: 6:00 PM CST
American Airlines Center
Dallas, TX
TV: Sportsnet – Radio: TSN 1290
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Five Players – 1 | Goal Leader | Three Players – 1 |
Mark Scheifele – 2 | Assist Leader | Benn/Carrick – 2 |
Four Players – 2 | Points Leader | Benn/Carrick – 2 |
50.00% (Tied 2nd) 1 for 2 | The Power Play | 0% (Tied 14th) 0 for 2 |
100% (Tied 1st) 4 for 4 | The Penalty Kill | 100% (Tied 1st) 2 for 2 |
Connor Hellebuyck (1-0-0 / .975 Sv%) | Starting Goalie | Ben Bishop (1-0-0 / 1.000 Sv%) |
Jets Notebook
- The Jets are coming off a 5-1 win that saw a flurry of goals in the third period. While there are still some questions on the defence, it seems that the offence picked up right where they left off from last season. The Jets look to continue starting the season off on the right foot tonight.
- Everyone knows the kind of work Patrik Laine has done against the Stars: 14 goals and four assists in nine games, but did you know that Mark Scheifele has been as lethal against the Stars in that same time period? Scheifele has 11 goals and eight assists in his last nine against Dallas.
- More numbers against the Stars: Blake Wheeler has 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) in 32 career games against Dallas. Nik Ehlers rounds out the “point or more per game against Dallas club with 15 (two goals, 13 assists) in 14 career games. Connor Hellebuyck is 6-1-1 with a .938 save percentage.
- The Jets had a clean regular season sweep against the Stars in 2017-18 and overall have won nine of their last 10 meetings.
Stars Notebook
- The Stars are coming off a 3-0 win against Arizona, in which they also had a flurry of goals, this time in the 2nd period. Ben Bishop seems dialed in and focused on winning games as he got the 30 save shutout. Recently acquired Connor Carrick assisted on two of the three goals against Arizona.
- Jim Montgomery picked up his first NHL win as a head coach in that game. After years of success in the NCAA with Denver and Maine.
- For as notable as Laine’s work against the Stars has been, Tyler Seguin has almost been as equally lethal against the Jets franchise. He has 18 goals and 33 points in 32 career games against Atlanta/Winnipeg.
Winnipeg Jets Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 KYLE CONNOR Rating: 76.5#23 LW |  MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 83.4#7 C |  BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 81.5#3 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 80.46#5 FL1 |
 MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 74.5#49 LW |  BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 73.7#64 C |  PATRIK LAINE Rating: 81.1#4 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 76.47#5 FL2 |
 JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 71.6#121 C |  NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 76.1#28 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 73.86#4 FL3 | |
 ANDREW COPP Rating: 71.2#87 LW |  ADAM LOWRY Rating: 72.6#84 C |  BRANDON TANEV Rating: 70.3#107 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.38#11 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 73.9#33 LD |  JACOB TROUBA Rating: 77.0#16 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 75.47#16 DL1 |
 BEN CHIAROT Rating: 72.1#66 LD |  DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN Rating: 81.2#7 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 76.63#4 DL2 |
 JOE MORROW Rating: 72.0#69 LD |  TYLER MYERS Rating: 76.2#25 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 74.07#1 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 76.4#10 G1 |  LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 69.3#58 G2 |
Dallas Stars Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 JAMIE BENN Rating: 81.4#8 LW |  TYLER SEGUIN Rating: 81.0#12 C |  ALEXANDER RADULOV Rating: 77.8#15 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 80.05#6 FL1 |
 MATTIAS JANMARK Rating: 70.3#150 LW |  JASON SPEZZA Rating: 71.3#128 C |  BLAKE COMEAU Rating: 70.3#106 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 70.64#31 FL2 |
 DEVIN SHORE Rating: 72.0#109 LW |  RADEK FAKSA Rating: 72.3#100 C |  TYLER PITLICK Rating: 71.0#86 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.73#17 FL3 |
 JASON DICKINSON Rating: 70.2#111 LW |  ROOPE HINTZ Rating: 72.5#85 C |  BRETT RITCHIE Rating: 70.5#95 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.07#13 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 ESA LINDELL Rating: 73.8#36 LD |  JOHN KLINGBERG Rating: 81.5#4 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 77.64#6 DL1 |
 MARC METHOT Rating: 71.1#91 LD |  MIRO HEISKANEN Rating: 72.2#4 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 71.65#24 DL2 |
 CONNOR CARRICK Rating: 72.0#67 LD |  ROMAN POLAK Rating: 70.0#84 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.02#20 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 BEN BISHOP Rating: 75.1#16 G1 |  ANTON KHUDOBIN Rating: 68.7#62 G2 |
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Gameday Prediction
The Jets, and most notably, Patrik Laine have done historically well against the Stars. I predict a 5-3 score, in favour of the Jets. I also predict that Mark Scheifele will win the rock, paper, scissors competition against Seguin.
