NHL Playoff Preview: Dallas Stars at Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations (05/15/2025)

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Dallas Stars (7-5-0) at Winnipeg Jets (5-7-0)
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Tonight – Thursday, May 15th
Time: 8:30 pm CST

TV: Sportsnet, CBC, TVAS, ESPN
Radio: 680 CJOB (Winnipeg) & KTCK-AM (Dallas)

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DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Dallas Stars +1.5 ML -102
Winnipeg Jets -1.5 ML -118
O/U 5.5

Dallas Stars News & Notes:

The Dallas Stars pushed the Winnipeg Jets to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 win in game four at American Airlines Center Tuesday night. The Stars can clinch another berth in the Western Conference Finals tonight with a win over the Jets in Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre.

The Stars also received Miro Heiskanen back into their lineup as they won game four, and it proved to be a massive boost to their lineup.

Related: Winnipeg Jets vs Dallas Stars Series Preview

Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Winnipeg Jets are on the brink of elimination as they fell 3-1 in game four against the Dallas Stars Tuesday night. The Jets look to keep their franchise-setting Presidents’ Trophy season alive with a win tonight to force game six in Dallas.

Dallas Stars Projected Lines

Mikael Granlund – Roope Hintz – Mikko Rantanen
Jamie Benn – Matt Duchene – Tyler Seguin
Jason Robertson – Wyatt Johnston – Mason Marchment
Oskar Back – Sam Steel – Egenii Dadonov

Thomas Harley – Ilya Lyubushkin
Esa Lindell – Cody Ceci
Lian Bischel – Alex Petrovic

Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers – Vladislav Namestnikov – Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev – Morgan Barron – Alex Iafallo

Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg – Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury – Luke Schenn

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Players To Watch:

Dallas Stars

Miro Heiskanen’s return to the lineup was huge, and he could become a massive impact in game six as the Dallas Stars look to eliminate the Jets tonight.

Jake Oettinger has been the better goaltender all series, and he could solidify the USA starter nomination with a big win tonight over the Jets.

Mikko Rantanen has been playing like a cold-blooded killer all series long, and with the Stars nearly ready to advance to the Western Conference Finals, Rantanen could have his fingerprint on another game in Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Jets

Cole Perfetti has been due for a big game this series, and that has yet to come. It is better late than never for the Jets’ youngster after his massive game seven performance against the St. Louis Blues.

Connor Hellebuyck must have another big game for the Winnipeg Jets, like he did in game two, if the Jets and Hellebuyck want to keep their series chances alive.

Josh Morrissey is the Jets’ best defender as he’s been valuable for the team game after game. With a big game on the line for the Jets, they’ll look to Morrissey to have a top notch performance if the team wants to stay alive.

Injury Report:

Dallas Stars

D Miro Heiskanen – IR, Knee
D Nils Lundkvist – IR, Shoulder

Winnipeg Jets

None

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Conrad Jack

Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.

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