The Winnipeg Jets’ season has not gone as deliberate, because the NHL membership finds themselves with the seventh worst document within the league. A far cry from final yr once they had been within the prime 5 for many of the season. Issues don’t get any simpler for the True Northers, as division rivals Dallas Stars are up subsequent on the slate and so they have been enjoying glorious hockey in 2025-26.
Whereas our Jets (14-13-1) can be trying to keep away from one other dropping streak when the sport will get underway at 7 pm Central on the Canada Life Centre, the Stars (20-5-5) are hoping to increase their scorching streak to 4 video games. Dallas hasn’t misplaced a sport in regulation of their final 10 contests whereas sporting a 8-0-2 document and Winnipeg have limped to a 3-6-2 stat line over the identical span.
The Texan hockey membership is likely one of the NHL’s highest scoring squads (105 targets) thus far this yr, serving to them to have 5 gamers with no less than 25 factors already: Mikko Rantanen (39 pts), Jason Robertson (38), Wyatt Johnston (34), Miro Heiskanen (26), & Roope Hintz (25).
The Manitobans are tied for twenty fifth in aim scoring thus far (85 targets), although they’ve nonetheless managed to have 4 gamers in the identical level vary: Mark Scheifele (36 pts), Kyle Connor (35), Gabriel Vilardi (25), & Josh Morrissey (24).
Lets bounce to a have a look at Winnipeg & Dallas’ seasons by trying out ESPN‘s group & goaltender comparability numbers:
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The Stars are higher in nearly each class, scoring extra targets whereas permitting lower than the Jets. Each golf equipment have strong particular group models, besides, Dallas’ have nonetheless out-performed Winnipeg, particularly with a lethal powerplay changing at 31.6%.
So, not quite a lot of purpose for optimism for us Jets’ followers based mostly on the numbers. Nonetheless unlikely, probably the adjustments coach Scott Arniel made to the road up will lead to a shock consequence. Laying one other egg tonight may very well be the ultimate hit to an already fragile group…but I’m having a tough time imagining that Winnipeg could have a dominant efficiency that simply would possibly revitalize my perception on this group of gamers.
Sufficient of my pessimism, lets transfer on & go try PuckPedia‘s predicted line ups for tonight’s conflict, that are based mostly on the membership’s final video games:
WINNIPEG JETS LINE UP
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DALLAS STARS LINE UP
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Sadly I’m having laptop community points with my actual job this morning, so should spend my time making an attempt to kind that out as an alternative of occurring about tonight’s contest versus the Stars.
Go Winnipeg!!!!!
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POST-GAME INFO
Scoring Abstract: (courtesy of ESPN)
FINAL SCORE:
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Recreation Stats: (courtesy of MoneyPuck)
Anticipated Objectives (all):
Anticipated Objectives (5on5):
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Will add the abstract, stats, video recap, and so forth to the article someday earlier than midnight.
