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 Dallas Stars will have a chance at home to extend their NHL Western Conference playoffs series lead over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, May 13.

While road woes continue to plague the Winnipeg Jets in the postseason, finding success once again on home ice is the team's singular focus entering Game 5 against the Dallas Stars.

Call it Reasons To Believe. OK, so the Jets goalie is also one of the reasons to doubt. One look at his recent playoff record, particularly on the road, makes you want to take him straight to the river and wash away his sin. But Game 5 is at home, where the soon-to-be, three-time Vezina winner is 5-1 this spring.

Another playoff hat trick for a Finnish forward the Dallas Stars acquired in a trade during the regular season. This time, it was a first for Mikael Granlund.

Falling 3-1 to the Dallas Stars in Texas on Tuesday put the Jets in a two-game hole as they head back to Manitoba for Game 5, set to be played on Thursday night. The loss was Winnipeg's second-straight road loss in Dallas, fifth-straight road loss this postseason, and ninth-straight road loss over a span of three different playoff years.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman watched firsthand when the Winnipeg Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in double overtime in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round and put that magical game in historic perspective.

Mikael Granlund had his first career playoff hat trick, Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots and the Dallas Stars beat Winnipeg 3-1 to take a 3-1 series series lead over the top seed in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.