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Overall, the Jets went 0-4 with the man advantage. The Stars capitalized twice on four chances. Robertson’s 19th goal of the season, the game-winner, occurred at 4:46 of the third period.
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Dallas Stars goaltender Casey DeSmith (1) makes a save on Winnipeg Jets’ Alex Iafallo (9) during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. The Jets lost 4-3 to the Stars. Jason Robertson scored the game-winning goal early in the third period. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Greenslade /Winnipeg SunArticle content
Jason Robertson’s power-play goal early in the third period stood up as the winner as the Dallas Stars trimmed the Jets 4-3 at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday night.
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After Logan Stanley cut the deficit to 4-3 with his fourth goal of the season at 5:54 of the third period, the Jets had a power play late in the frame when Mikko Rantanen was whistled for tripping at 17:30.
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The Jets pulled Eric Comrie with 1:22 remaining following a faceoff to the left of Casey DeSmith. Winnipeg didn’t get set up once in the offensive zone, thereby failing to registering a single shot on the Dallas netminder.
The Jets came into the game with the 14th ranked penalty kill, allowing 17 goals against in 91 chances, an efficiency rate of 81.3%. The Jets have allowed at least one power-play goal in six consecutive games. The Stars entered league play on Tuesday night with the third-ranked power play at 31.6%.
Overall, the Jets went 0-4 with the man advantage. The Stars capitalized twice on four chances. Robertson’s 19th goal of the season occurred at 4:46 of the third period.
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Mark Scheifele scored twice for the Jets. On his 29th birthday, Kyle Connor chipped in with two assists. Comrie (6-7-1) stopped 15 of 19 shots in defeat. Winnipeg is 4-6-1 in one-goal games. Dating back to Nov. 21, a one-goal loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Jets have lost eight games, three of them in regulation time and one in the shootout.
Esa Lindell, Roope Hintz, Alexander Petrovic and Jason Robertson scored for the Stars. Rantanen chipped in with three assists. Dallas improved to 35-22-5 against the Jets all-time. Dallas is 11-1-4 on the road this season, including a 5-4 win over the Jets in the season opener on Oct. 9. Their only regulation loss was a 3-1 decision to the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 18. DeSmith (7-1-0) made 30 saves for the win.
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The Jets play host to the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.
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Colin Miller and Gustav Nyquist were scratched. Nyquist was a healthy scratch for the fourth consecutive game, beginning Dec. 3 in Montreal. Nyquist has zero goals and six assists in 20 games.
“You know what, (he must) be patient,” was Scott Arniel’s message to Nyquist. “It really is. Be patient. He knows, he’s an older guy, a veteran guy, and he’s been good with it. His opportunity will come again. He just has to take advantage of it when it does.”
Early woes
The Stars opened the scoring 44 seconds into the game when Lindell ripped a shot passed Comrie from the top of the faceoff circle to the right of the net with Josh Morrissey and Sam Steel fighting for position in front of the net. The goal was Lindell’s fourth of the season. The Stars also scored with their first shot on the net in second period when Hintze netted a power-play goal at 1:16. Dallas also scored with their second shot of the second when Petrovic beat Comrie through a screen at 2:31. The Stars are normally in automatic win mode when they score first, as they improved to 14-2-0 when they grab the advantage. Consequently, the Jets are now 2-11-0 when the opposition scores first. Even though it didn’t cost the club on the scoreboard, the second shot for Dallas in the opening period was a short-handed breakaway for Steel, but Comrie made a right leg save on the deke.
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Lean on ’er
Scheifele’s 15th goal of the season at 11:04 of the second period entered the net behind DeSMith at 75 miles per hour. His second goal at 18:52 of the middle frame registered at 82.3 mph. According to NHL Edge, the Jets No. 1 centre averages 81.77 mph with his shot. His hardest blast this season was clocked at 86.91 mph against Seattle on Oct. 23. Twenty-two of his registered shots are between 70 and 80 mph. Seven of his registered shots are between 80-90 mph. By comparison, Morgan Geekie of the Bruins leads the league with a blast of 103.3 mph. Jets defenceman Colin Miller registered the third hardest shot this season at 102. 47 mph against the Capitals on Nov. 26.
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