Dallas Stars look to take 3-1 series lead while Winnipeg Jets search for first road playoff win
The Dallas Stars look hard to beat as they look to be getting healthier with star defenceman Miro Heiskanen potentially coming back for game four. The Winnipeg Jets face a dire situation as they must put on a valiant effort to even up the series and do so on the road where they haven’t won a game this postseason.
A 3-1 series deficit will be very tough to overcome for the reigning President’s trophy winners and adds serious stakes for game four of the series. The Stars will look to stay hot and put themselves one win away from their third straight conference Finals.
For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 36-26 record on our last 62 picks, including perfect records during Game 1 and 4 of the Maple Leafs-Senators series.
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Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars Best Bets:
- Over 5.5 goals (-120)
- Jets Over 2.5 goals (-118)
- Mark Schefiele Over 0.5 points (-170)
This one will once again rely heavily on one player and that’s Winnipeg netminder Connor Hellebuyck. After allowing five more goals in game three, we are getting a very clear image of the struggles the Michigan native is having.
Hellebuyck reps the third-worst goals against average of the playoffs at 3.51 and the worst save percentage at .848 over ten starts. It’s completely different from the goaltender that is on the verge of winning back-to-back Vezina trophies.
At home, he’s been sensational with a 5-1 record and a 1.99 goals against average but on the road his numbers plummet to a 0-4 record, a 6.65 average and a .722 save percentage.
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The numbers are so bad that we can’t go against a consistent trend and should lead to a decent amount of goals, enough to cover our over.
The Jets will be looking at this game as an absolute must-win as they should with a 3-1 series deficit virtually sealing their fate. Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger has been sensational but has shown cracks with .908 save percentage in five home playoff starts.
He’s lost just one of those starts and has a 2.49 average but with how hot he’s been lately, he may fall off in a game where Winnipeg wants it more.
After scoring two goals in game three, I expect a much better effort out of this group and should lead to yet another over as the Jets have totalled six or more goals with their opponent in seven of their ten playoffs game so far.
They’ve gone over once in the last three games and should signal for a big spot here where the Jets come out flying.
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Winnipeg forward Mark Schefiele has been battling injuries this postseason but hasn’t shown much slowing down as he’s recorded eight points in as many games.
He didn’t get on the board during game three but will do so in game four as his line chemistry with Kyle Connor can almost generate at least one goal once they get hot.
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