Jake Oettinger made 31 saves for the Stars (50-23-6), who are second in the Central Division and winless in the past four games (0-2-2). They trail the Jets by six points. Nino Niederreiter gave Winnipeg a 1-0 lead at 18:37 in the first period when he tipped in a Morrissey point shot from the high slot.

Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 shots for his single-season franchise record 45th win and NHL-leading eighth shutout, and the Winnipeg Jets moved closer to the top seed in the Western Conference with a 4-0 win over the second-place Dallas Stars on Thursday night.

There was a strange feeling that something was missing at the AAC Thursday night. It turned out to be competition. One night after local fans said a tear-filled goodbye (or hello?) to Luka the Laker,