Dallas Stars vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/09/2025

Game Time: 9:30 pm ET, Friday, May 9, 2025

Venue:  Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB 

Where to Watch:  TNT, MAX, truTV

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Stars -102, Jets -118; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Jets -120; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Stars +100, Jets -115; Over/Under:  5.5 goals

Dallas Stars:  50-26-6 (2nd place, Central Division)

Winnipeg Jets:  56-22-4 (1st place, Central Division)

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Dallas Stars:  5-5-0 last 10

Winnipeg Jets:  5-5-0 last 10

The Stars are entering the playoffs with 106 points, a 50-26-6 record overall, and they were 22-16-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Winnipeg Jets in their last game, winning that one on the road 3-2. Mikko Rantanen led the team in goals scored with 3 as he recorded the hattrick for them in that one. Evgenii Dadonov, Matt Duchene, Thomas Harley, Roope Hintz, Ilya Lyubushkin, and Sam Steel each led the team in assists with 1 while Mikko Rantanen led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Jake Oettinger was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 31 shots with 29 saves and a .935 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 277 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 224 goals against them allowing 2.7 goals per game.

The Jets are entering the playoffs with 116 points, a 56-22-4 record overall, and they were 30-7-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Dallas Stars in their last game, losing that one at home 3-2. Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Mason Appleton, Haydn Fleury, and Gabriel Vilardi each led the team in assists with 1 while Mark Scheifele led the team in shots on net in that game with 7. Connor Hellebuyck was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 24 shots with 21 saves and a .875 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 277 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 191 goals against them allowing 2.3 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Jets listed as a slight favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. This is game 2 of a 7 game series between the 1st seeded Jets and the 2nd seeded Stars from the Central Division for the 2nd round of the NHL Western Conference playoffs. The Stars are leading this series 1-0 after winning game 1 on the road. The Stars took a 1-0 series lead with a 3-2 win over the Jets in the 1st game of this series, but that was a really tight game. The Jets struck first in the 2nd period but ended up falling behind 3-2 by the end of that 20 minutes and that was good enough for the Stars to win in a tight game. Hellebuyck didn't play bad in that game though, even though he gave up 3 goals, and the Jets looked like the better team for most of the night, even taking more shots. This will likely be another tight game with these two playing much better defensively in this series, but the home advantage should be enough for the Jets to edge out the Stars in this one. That was their first loss at home in the playoffs this season, but the Jets have looked a lot better on home ice so far while the Stars have struggled more in the 4 road games they have played in. The Jets are also going to come out much stronger in this one as they look to bounce back and they need the win more as they don't want to go back to Dallas down 2-0 in the series. The Stars grinded out a tight win in game 1, but the Jets looked like the better team and now that the Stars have already flipped the home advantage in this series, they don't need to come out as hard in this one. The best way to place a bet here is on the Jets to win this game. 

Stars Jets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, May 9, 2025 (9:30 pm ET start time) is Jets 2 Stars 1.

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Dallas Stars: 35-27 (-5.8 units) on the moneyline off a win against a division rival. 81-80 (-15 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a winning record. 95-83 (-9.1 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 49-25 UNDER against good starting goalies - saving 91.5% of shots against or more.

Winnipeg Jets: 75-30 (+25 units) on the moneyline as a home favorite. 37-27 (+14.1 units) on the moneyline when playing against a good team (Win Pct. 60% to 75%). 91-62 (+25.7 units) on the moneyline against explosive offensive teams - scoring 3+ goals/game. 73-50 UNDER after playing a home game.

Dallas Stars:  M. Heiskanen (D) Day To Day - Knee. N. Lundkvist (D) Out For Season - Upper Body.

Winnipeg Jets:  J. Morrissey (D) Day To Day - Upper Body. L. Stanley (D) Day To Day - Undisclosed.

“Let’s see how long he can run this for. Yeah, he’s rolling and he’s feeling it. Pretty impressive, what he’s doing. I mean, considering the opponent and the time of year and how he’s dominating games -- really impressive." - Pete DeBoer after his team’s win against the Jets in game 2 of this series on Wednesday.

“[Rantanen is] just somebody that you always have to know when he's on the ice. Whenever you face elite players, you have to know where they are. Obviously, he's feeling it coming off of Game 7. We've got to know when he's on the ice. He's a guy that you have to make sure especially you tie up that stick of his.” - Scott Arniel after his team’s loss against the Stars in game 2 of this series on Wednesday.

LW Mikael Granlund

C Roope Hintz

RW Mikko Rantanen

LD Esa Lindell

RD Cody Ceci

G Jake Oettinger

LW Kyle Connor

C Mark Scheifele

RW Gabriel Vilardi

LD Dylan Samberg

RD Neal Pionk

G Connor Hellebuyck

Points: M. Rantanen (88)

Goals: J. Robertson (35)

Assists: M. Rantanen (56)

GAA: J. Oettinger (2.59)

Points: K. Connor (97)

Goals: K. Connor (41)

Assists: K. Connor (56)

GAA: C. Hellebuyck (2.00)

Coaches:

Dallas Stars: Peter DeBoer (3rd season)

Winnipeg Jets: Scott Arniel (1st season)