The Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday at American Airlines Center. Game time is set for 8:00 PM ET in Dallas as the two teams open their regular-season series.
Dallas enters the matchup with a 4-3-1 record on a two-game winning streak. The Stars collected a 3-2 shootout victory at the Colorado Avalanche and followed with a 4-0 shutout against the Chicago Blackhawks. In their three games prior to that stretch, Dallas posted a 4-0 shutout win at the Buffalo Sabres, dropped a 2-1 shootout decision at the Pittsburgh Penguins, and lost 3-2 at home to Colorado.
Winnipeg visits with a 4-2-2 record and is winless in two straight games at 0-1-1. The Jets dropped a 4-3 overtime contest at Chicago before falling 3-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes at home in their most recent outing. Prior to those two defeats, Winnipeg earned a 3-2 home victory against Colorado, lost 5-1 at home to the Anaheim Ducks, and claimed a 5-2 home win over the Minnesota Wild.
This contest marks the first meeting of the 2026-2027 regular season between the Jets and the Stars. Both clubs enter the evening separated by a single point in the standings as Dallas plays on home ice.
Key factors will center on whether the Stars can extend their two-game winning streak and keep up the defensive form that produced a pair of shutouts over their past five games. Winnipeg aims to halt its two-game winless slide and secure a victory away from home after dropping consecutive decisions by single-goal margins.
