Venue & Game Info
Location: Canada Life Centre, 300 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3C 5S4
Time: 8:00 PM ET (7:00 PM CT local)
Broadcast: ESPN+, TSN3 (Canada), Victory+ (Dallas) Radio: 1310 The Ticket (DAL), 680 CJOB (WPG)
Injury Report
Dallas Stars
Jamie Benn (LW) – Collapsed lung (Out until mid-November)
Oskar Bäck (C) – Undisclosed (Out, expected back next week)
Chase Wheatcroft (C) – Wrist (Out, mid-October return)
Kyle McDonald (RW) – Knee (Out)
Luke Krys (D) – Achilles (Out, long-term)
Winnipeg Jets
Adam Lowry (C) – Hip surgery (Out until late October)
Cole Perfetti (C) – High ankle sprain (Out until late October)
Dylan Samberg (D) – Broken wrist (Out until late November)
Jonathan Toews (C) – Undisclosed (Day-to-Day, questionable)
Projected Player Matchups
Jason Robertson – Roope Hintz – Mikko Rantanen (DAL) vs. Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi (WPG)
Elite scoring lines on both sides; Robertson and Rantanen headline Dallas’ firepower, while Connor (97 points last season) drives Winnipeg’s attack.
Wyatt Johnston – Matt Duchene – Tyler Seguin (DAL) vs. Gustav Nyquist – Jonathan Toews/Nikita Chibrikov – Nino Niederreiter (WPG)
Dallas’ depth scoring against Winnipeg’s injury-depleted middle six.
Miro Heiskanen & Thomas Harley (DAL D) vs. Josh Morrissey & Neal Pionk (WPG D)
Two of the league’s best puck-moving defensemen in Heiskanen and Morrissey anchor their blue lines.
Jake Oettinger (DAL, G) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (WPG, G)
A premier goaltending duel: Oettinger (.909 SV% last year) vs. reigning Vezina winner Hellebuyck (.925 SV%, 47 wins).
Team Records (2024–25 Season)
Dallas Stars: 50-26-6 (106 pts), +53 goal differential, 3rd in NHL scoring (275 GF). Reached Western Conference Final.
Winnipeg Jets: 56-22-4 (116 pts), Presidents’ Trophy winners, +85 goal differential, 1st in NHL defense (190 GA). Eliminated by Dallas in Round 2 (4-2).
Recent Form
Dallas: Strong preseason (5-1-0), but enter opener with Benn sidelined.
Winnipeg: Preseason mixed (3-3), but dominant at home last year (27-3-3 at Canada Life Centre).
Series History
2024–25 Regular Season: Jets won 3-1.
2025 Playoffs: Stars won 4-2 in Western Conference Semifinals.
All-Time (Reg. Season + Playoffs): Stars lead 37-27-2.
Recent Trend: Last 10 meetings split 5-5, but Jets dominated regular season before Dallas’ playoff revenge.
Betting Trends
Jets as Favorite (2024–25): 53-20 overall.
Stars as Underdog (2024–25): 9-16 overall.
Totals: Under cashed in all 4 regular-season meetings last year; 9 of last 10 head-to-head games went Under.
Goaltending Edge: Hellebuyck was 27-3-3 at home last year with a 1.63 GAA and .938 SV%.
Game Odds
Dallas Stars – 115
Winnipeg Jet 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, October 8, 2025
