NHLThu 7:00 PM CTAmerican Airlines Center

Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars

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Computer pick · Spread
WPG +1.5
55%

At lock WPG 2.16–3.40 DAL · WPG by 0.3 goals vs WPG +1.5

Players
  • K. Connor · WPG

    Forwards
  • M. Scheifele · WPG

    Forwards
  • M. Rantanen · DAL

    Forwards
Winnipeg Jets
4-3-2 · L3 · computer pick
24 PF · 26 PA
2.16
Projected
Dallas Stars
5-3-1 · W3
23 PF · 15 PA
3.40
WPG 31%DAL 69%

At lock: projected WPG 2.16–3.40 DAL · most likely 2–3

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Model vs market

Our model
DraftKings
DAL win
62%
64% (no-vig)
Total
5.67
5.5

Gap: -2 pts of win %, +0.17 total. The projection shown above blends the model with this line.

Backtest 2023-24 to 2025-26, 3,936 games, win-probability Brier (lower is better): model v2 0.2382 vs old model 0.2430. No free archive of NHL closing lines, so we can't benchmark against the market yet. Win probability now also uses team expected goals from a shot-level model on official NHL play-by-play (distance, angle, shot type, strength): Brier 0.2381 → 0.2370 over 2023-24 to 2025-26, better in each season. Totals unchanged.

Advanced analytics

Matchup edge: WPG vs DAL

The model

How this number was built

WPG 2.16–3.40 DAL · Medium confidence

overline-model-v2: opponent-adjusted ratings + matchup features. Independent Poisson scorelines from shrunk attack/defense ratings, blended with the market.

  • Opponent-adjusted ratings (model v2)
    Adj. goals +0.40 vs -0.23 · adj. shots -3.5 vs -4.8 · model DAL 3.2–2.5 WPG
  • Home field
    +0.2 goals to DAL
  • Record
    DAL 5-3-1 · WPG 4-3-2
  • Market prior
    Blended 66% toward DAL -205 / total 5.5
Full write-up of the model

Player props

The DraftKings line is the starting point. A prop moves off it only with a real player rate, and only at -120 or longer.

DraftKings hasn’t posted player props for this matchup yet.

Jets vs Stars prediction · Oct 22, 2026

The OVERLINE computer pick is WPG +1.5, with a 55% model probability. The model projected Jets 2.2, Stars 3.4 when the pick locked. Model win probability: Stars 69%, Jets 31%. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.

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