The Dallas Stars have a 1-0 series lead over the Presidents' Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets.
Both teams are fresh off dramatic, seven-game first-round series.
The Jets scored a buzzer-beating goal at the end of regulation to force overtime against the St. Louis Blues, and they scored the winner four minutes into the second OT period.
The Stars trailed 2-0 30 seconds into the third period, but Mikko Rantanen scored a hat trick against his former team, the Colorado Avalanche, to help Dallas advance.
In Game 1 of this second-round series, Winnipeg took a second-period lead through Nino Niederreirter before three unanswered goals in the form of another Rantanen hat trick. Mark Scheifele got one back for the Jets, but they couldn't find the net again. All five goals were scored in the second period.
In both the Stars’ and Jets’ first-round series, the home team went a combined 12-2, so this second round matchup could come down to which team can win away from home.
Let’s get into the latest series odds.
Stars lead series 1-0
DAL Stars | -360 |
WIN Jets | +280 |
The Dallas Stars were -170 favorites before the series, while the Winnipeg Jets were +145 underdogs.
Total Games Line | Over | Under |
4.5 | -550 | +350 |
5.5 | -150 | +110 |
6.5 | +250 | -350 |
Series Score | DAL Stars to win | WIN Jets to win |
4-0 | +350 | - |
4-1 | +320 | +1400 |
4-2 | +300 | +1000 |
4-3 | +550 | +550 |
Prior to the series, Stars to win 4-2 had the shortest odds (+350) of any outcome.
Road Wins Line | Over | Under |
1.5 | -2200 | +900 |
2.5 | -165 | +125 |
3.5 | +200 | -275 |
4.5 | +575 | -1000 |
5.5 | +1900 | -25000 |
Game 4 | +350 |
Game 5 | +260 |
Game 6 | +200 |
Game 7 | +250 |
Game 6 (+190) had the shortest odds to be the final game of the series before it began, shortly followed by Game 7 (+200).
Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.