The Winnipeg Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy for having the best regular season record, but it’s their second-round opponent, the Dallas Stars, that are among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup. Before Monday’s games, the Stars were the favorite on BetMGM to lift the Cup. A win in Tuesday’s Game 4, would further cement Dallas’ status among the top contenders remaining in the NHL playoffs.

The Stars used three third-period goals to win Game 3 5-2. Do they have another late push in them?

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Venue: American Airlines Arena  — Dallas
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Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars Game 4

Stars lead series 2-1

Series odds: Stars -350, Jets +280

The Jets will look to even their Round 2 series with their Central Division foes following a 5-2 Game 3 loss they’d like to have a word about.

A lengthy video review to determine whether Stars defenseman Alex Petrovic kicked the puck in resulted in a good goal, putting the Jets behind 3-2, a deficit they wouldn’t recover from.

“That is no goal,” Jets coach Scott Arniel declared. Murat Ates details what went down.

The series is a power vs. power matchup, one the Stars definitely won in Game 3. But the Jets should be more than capable of holding their own — they won Game 2 4-0, after all — and need to figure out how to outplay star Mikko Rantanen, who scored another goal and totaled three points on Sunday.

Also of note, Mark Lazerus argues Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger has now won the No. 1 job for Team USA at the Olympics over Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, the Vezina Trophy front-runner who has yet to really shine in the postseason.

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