by Chuck Sommers
Tuesday, Nov 08, 2022
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Venue: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB
Where to watch: TSN3, Bally Sports Southwest
Opening Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Stars -115, Jets -105
FanDuel: Stars -115, Jets -105
BetMGM: Stars -115, Jets -105
Caesars: Stars -115, Jets -105
Season record
Stars: 8-3-1 (17 points)
Jets: 7-3-1 (15 points)
What an electric start to the NHL season. So much parity, so many good teams through the first 10-plus games, you have every right to be excited! Of course the Vegas Golden Knights and Boston Bruins are heading the fun charge here as the top two teams in the league, because of course they are. But never count out the Avalanche, you know they're always going to be hanging around and will be eating worlds once they get everyone healthy. But this is a good time to be playing these hockey games, as well. Look no further than our own Vegas Writer off to a 14-11-0 start over the first 30 days of the NHL season. There's also ASA, Inc. posting a 10-5-1 mark through the first month. You know you can trust our champion handicappers to get you across the finish line with your NHL bets. Check out our Best Bets page at bigal.com to see what we're throwing down!
Stars - Jets preview, prediction and analysis
Recent results
Stars: won 6-2 at Oilers on Saturday; won three straight
Jets: won 4-0 vs. Blackhawks on Saturday; won five of six
Reports of Jason Robertson’s demise well before he played a game with the Dallas Stars under new coach Pete DeBoer were greatly exaggerated and he has quickly picked up right where he left off last year. Dallas’ young, dynamic star has 18 points through 12 games and leads the team with 8 goals as the Stars are off to an 8-3-1 start under DeBoer.
Reports of Jason Robertson’s demise well before he played a game with the Dallas Stars under new coach Pete DeBoer were greatly exaggerated and he has quickly picked up right where he left off last year. Dallas’ young, dynamic star has 18 points through 12 games and leads the team with 8 goals as the Stars are off to an 8-3-1 start under DeBoer.
The Stars have won three in a row in which they’ve scored 18 goals and have allowed just six. The road trip continues Tuesday with the Stars heading to Winnipeg to face former coach Rick Bowness and the Jets in Manitoba.
Just when you think anything can happen with the Stars that hasn’t happened already, they go out and put a six spot on the Edmonton Oilers and run them out of their own barn. More than anything, Jamie Benn is out here scoring hat tricks at 80 years old. Robertson had a goal and two assists, but it was the Dallas captain that had the hat trick and sparked the Dallas offense in a way you wouldn’t have expected. Scott Wedgewood also was big in making 28 saves.
"This is a tough building and we played a real gritty road game," DeBoer said. "I thought 'Wedgy' made some big saves for us and let us get our legs under us. I though as the game wore on, we got to our game more and kind of established the way we wanted to play the game and dictated a big portion of it, other than when we took penalties."
Benn’s seventh hat trick was a subtle reminder that if Dallas can get this kind of output from Robertson and Joe Pavelski, that Benn’s and eventually Tyler Seguin’s secondary scoring will be very good down the road. But we’ve seen how DeBoer’s teams tend to falter down the stretch. Maybe that’s more a sign of how bad Vegas was managed.
Meanwhile, the Jets are playing their best hockey of the young season with five wins in six games, the lone loss coming against those aforementioned Golden Knights in which Connor Hellebuyck stood on his head about 30 times to give them a chance. Winnipeg came home after that tough loss to win 3-2 against Montreal and blank Chicago 4-0 over the weekend. Hellebuyck made 30 saves for the shutout
"Our details have been right," Hellebuyck said. "We're getting everyone's 'A' game right now. We've got a lot of character in this room and it's starting to show. We care about winning and we're showing it."
Still not sure if this is the kind of production Winnipeg can keep up for a consistent amount of time, but if Hellebuyck continues to play like this, it’s hard for any team to beat them. The Stars won’t have their Vezina Trophy goalie counter them in Jake Oettinger (lower body), so it looks like it will be tasked with Wedgewood to win another big game.
Prediction
The difference when it comes to Winnipeg always tends to be the blue liners. They got goals last game out from Josh Morrissey and Nate Schmidt, but Miro Heiskanen is on another level at this current point in time. The top-end talent from Dallas might be too much for Winnipeg to handle. Stars win 5-3
Betting trends
Stars are 41-44 against division opponents the last three years; 4-0 this season.
Stars are 17-15 off a road win the last three years.
Stars are 9-9 the last three years off a road win after scoring 4 goals or more.
Jets are 53-40 after a division game the last three years.
Jets are 32-33 the last three years revenging a loss.
Projected lines
Stars:
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis Gurianov
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Ty Dellandrea
Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening -- Joel Kiviranta
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Esa Lindell -- Jani Hakanpaa
Scott Wedgewood
Jason Robertson -- Roope Hintz -- Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment -- Tyler Seguin -- Denis Gurianov
Jamie Benn -- Wyatt Johnston -- Ty Dellandrea
Radek Faksa -- Luke Glendening -- Joel Kiviranta
Miro Heiskanen -- Colin Miller
Ryan Suter -- Nils Lundkvist
Esa Lindell -- Jani Hakanpaa
Scott Wedgewood
Jets:
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Mason Appleton
Cole Perfetti -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Blake Wheeler
Saku Maenalanen - Adam Lowry -- Sam Gagner
Dominic Toninato -- David Gustafsson -- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
Josh Morrissey -- Neal Pionk
Brenden Dillon -- Nate Schmidt
Dylan Samberg -- Dylan DeMelo
Connor Hellebuyck
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Mason Appleton
Cole Perfetti -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Blake Wheeler
Saku Maenalanen - Adam Lowry -- Sam Gagner
Dominic Toninato -- David Gustafsson -- Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
Josh Morrissey -- Neal Pionk
Brenden Dillon -- Nate Schmidt
Dylan Samberg -- Dylan DeMelo
Connor Hellebuyck
Statistical leaders
Stars:
Points: Jason Robertson -- 18
Goals: Jason Robertson -- 8
Assists: Roope Hintz -- 11
Goalie: Jake Oettinger -- 5-1-0, 1.40 GAA, .952 SV%
Jets:
Points: Josh Morrissey -- 11
Goals: Mark Scheifele -- 6
Assists: Josh Morrissey -- 10
Goalie: Connor Hellebuyck -- 6-2-1, 2.09 GAA, .936 SV%
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Chuck Sommers
About the Author:
Chuck Sommers has camped outside of sportsbooks since he can remember, learning the tricks and nuances of the trade. He still has nightmares of betting $5,000 on the Raiders in the Tuck Rule game but has since turned that to 25 years of veteran handicapping greatness. You can find him mostly in the shadows at the Red Rock or Aliante casinos wondering if the over is cashing on any given Sunday.
