Stars visit the Jets with 1-0 series lead

Dallas Stars (50-26-6, in the Central Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (56-22-4, in the Central Division)

Winnipeg, Manitoba; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT

Jets -119, Stars -101; over/under is 5.5

NHL PLAYOFFS SECOND ROUND: Stars lead series 1-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars visit the Winnipeg Jets in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Stars won 3-2 in the last meeting. Mikko Rantanen led the Stars with three goals.

Winnipeg is 56-22-4 overall and 23-11-0 against the Central Division. The Jets have a 30-13-2 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.

Dallas has a 20-11-3 record in Central Division games and a 50-26-6 record overall. The Stars have gone 18-7-4 in one-goal games.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gabriel Vilardi has scored 27 goals with 34 assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor has four goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.

Jason Robertson has 35 goals and 44 assists for the Stars. Rantanen has eight goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 5-5-0, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.9 assists, 5.1 penalties and 19 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Stars: 5-5-0, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.

INJURIES: Jets: None listed.

Stars: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.