Well, that “U.S. backup” has Dallas on the verge of its third consecutive trip to the Western Conference Final. Oettinger mostly has outplayed Hellebuyck throughout these NHL playoffs and in the second-round Western Conference series that the Stars lead 3-1 over the top-seeded Jets.

The Edmonton Oilers will play the Dallas Stars or Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference Final. The Oilers advanced by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in overtime in Game 5 of the second round at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

The Dallas Stars fell to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday in rather quiet fashion, dropping Game 2 4-0 to tie this second-round series at 1-1. After a shaky performance in Round 1, Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck showed what all the hype is about as the soon-to-be 3-time Vezina winner kept the Stars off the board for 60 minutes.

The Jets have generated their fair share of shots vs. the Stars, and their defensemen have not shied away from getting in on the act. That will shape our Stars vs. Jets props for Game 5, featuring Neal Pionk and Jake Oettinger.

To get to the Winnipeg Jets’ dressing room at American Airlines Center after Tuesday night’s loss, reporters shared an elevator with Jets management, navigated through members of Winnipeg’s taxi squad,

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Miro Heiskanen is expected to make his long-awaited return to the lineup Tuesday when the Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets for Game 4 of their second-round series, Stars head coach Pete DeBoer told Lia Assimakopoulos of The Dallas Morning News.