With four days rest to their name, the Stars enter the contest with five wins over their past six games, while the Jets have three wins out of their past four outings after dropping three straight. Dallas' preeminent trade-deadline acquisition Mikko Rantanen has fit in perfectly in his first two games with the team.

The Winnipeg Jets sent a statement to the Dallas Stars and the rest of the Western Conference in their most recent matchup. In the week since the NHL Trade Dead