The Jets led the NHL with 26 road wins in the regular season, a big reason they had the League’s best record. But they’re 0-5 on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have lost nine straight away from home in the playoffs dating to 2023.

The 26-year-old Oettinger, meanwhile, is one Stars win away from sealing a pretty strong case as the US starter. He’s got a 6-4 record thus far in the playoffs, has led Dallas to a pair of crucial road wins and has only had one “bad” game out of 10 starts, a 7-4 loss in Game 6 to the Avalanche.

The Winnipeg Jets are among the favorites of a crowded field to win the Stanley Cup this year, which would be a first for the team that joined the NHL in 2011.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are wild-card spots based on the best remaining records in each conference.

The St. Louis Blues are probably still reeling from a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in Round 1.

With eight teams eliminated, let's rank the remaining potential matchups — from worst to best — based purely on narratives and vibes.

The NHL postseason is heating up. Check out the odds for who is favored to hoist the Stanley Cup at season's end, as well as second-round odds.

Dallas Stars' Thomas Harley (55) checks Winnipeg Jets' Nikolaj Ehlers (27) during the third period of an NHL hockey playoff game in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Friday, May 9, 2025. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) AP

As the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs continue to unfold, the odds of a Canadian team winning it all seem to get better and better.