WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- For the last three seasons, the boisterous building off Portage Avenue in Winnipeg has been where Stars dreams have died. Bell MTS Place has been a graveyard of playoff chances, a cemetery of hopes.
It's where the Stars lost six straight games before Monday night's 5-2 win over the Jets. It's where Ben Bishop got hurt again, sealing the fate of the fading Stars last year. It's where Winnipeg had outscored Dallas 31-10 in the previous six meetings.
But no longer.
In a potential playoff preview, the Stars conquered Bell MTS Place and the Jets, capturing a massive victory in their chase for a Western Conference playoff spot.