At 6 p.m. tonight, the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets will square off at the American Airlines Center. Both teams are currently fighting for position in the Central Division playoff picture and tonight’s results could go a long way in shifting the landscape.
Had you read this back in August or September, you probably would have chopped it up as fake news. The Jets were coming off of another season without reaching the playoffs (which marked the ninth time in the last ten years). In addition to that, they made no significant offseason moves and looked to be in store for another year of mediocrity.