The Dallas Stars have a 3-1 series lead and have controlled the Round 2 matchup for the most part. Aside from the 4-0 shutout win in Game 2 from the Winnipeg Jets, it’s been all Stars, and they’ve notably taken over on their home ice with back-to-back wins by multiple goals.

The Stars are one win from a trip to the Western Conference finals after Tuesday’s 4-1 win vs. the Jets in Game 4 at American Airlines Center, and with a 3-1 series lead over the Presidents’ Trophy winners. Dallas, which has won two straight against Winnipeg, can advance to the next round with a Game 5 win Thursday at Canada Life Centre.

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In this edition, former Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato writes about the Western Conference Second Round. The Dallas Stars lead the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in the best-of-7 series entering Game 4 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).

The Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets for Game 4 of their second round Stanley Cup Playoffs series on Tuesday, May 13.

The Winnipeg Jets are advancing to the next round of the 2025 NHL playoffs thanks in large part to a historic goal in Game 7.

(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer) The Dallas Stars are on to Round 2. After taking down Colorado in seven games, the Stars will face the Winnipeg Jets to continue their Stanley Cup Playoff push. After splitting the first two games, the Stars took back ...

But the Stars won Game 3 in much the same understated way that Winnipeg took Game 2: scoring from different parts of the lineup plus a friendly bounce at the right time.

Connor Hellebuyck’s play on the road in the Winnipeg Jets goal is the biggest detriment to the Stanley Cup hopes of the Presidents’ Trophy winner. Hellebuyck allowed five goals to the Dallas Stars in Game 3 of the Western Conference second-round series.

Connor Hellebuyck put together one of the best regular seasons by a goalie in recent memory, helping lead the Winnipeg Jets to their first-ever President’s Trop