Currently sitting in a Wild Card spot, the Dallas Stars have a chance to leapfrog the Winnipeg Jets for a Top 3 spot in the Central Division when the two teams square off tonight.
The Stars and Jets are more alike then you might think. Both teams left the offseason with high expectations but suffered from early setbacks — the Jets took a big hit to their defense when they traded Jacob Trouba and Dustin Byfuglien failed to report, while the Stars began the season with that terrible losing streak.