The set-up: The 42-19-10 Winnipeg Jets have 94 points. They are 10 points behind the Central- Division-leading Nashville Predators (104 points) with 11 games remaining, so the focus now is on getting key elements of the lineup healthy and back on the ice. The Jets welcome the 38-26-8 Dallas Stars to town on Sunday, a team in in the middle of a crowded race for a Western Conference wild-card spot (four teams, including the Stars, all sit with 84 points). Dallas is struggling at the worst possible time, going winless in its past four games (0-2-2), following Friday's 3-2 overtime loss at Ottawa.

Dallas: Head coach Ken Hitchcock told the media after the loss to the Senators he was still proud that his team earned a point. "To come back and get a point in this game after we almost gave it away is good," he said. "We move on." A troubling aspect for Dallas of late is holding late leads. The Stars gave up two third-period advantages in a shootout loss at Toronto on Wednesday and lost a lead Friday before Tyler Pitlick's late score forced overtime. Goaltender Ben Bishop made 22 saves against the Senators in his first action in six games following a knee injury. Center Tyler Seguin set a new career high with his 38th goal to open the scoring for Dallas on Friday, and has 18 points (nine goals) in his past 12 games.

Winnipeg: The Jets are hopeful centers Mark Scheifele (51 points in 50 games) and Adam Lowry can play, as well as defenseman Toby Enstrom. Earlier this week, defenseman Jacob Trouba returned and earned two assists in a 6-2 win over Chicago. Winnipeg went winless in the final three games of a six-game road trip, but blitzed the Blackhawks for five goals in the opening period in Thursday's victory. Forward Patrik Laine (team-high 41 goals) picked up an assist to give him points in 14 consecutive games (16 goals, 24 points) to set a new NHL mark for longest streak by a teenager. Forward Kyle Connor, who snapped an eight-game goal drought with one against Nashville on Tuesday, scored twice on Thursday to give him 25 on the season (second among NHL rookies). Blake Wheeler leads the team with 78 points. Winnipeg Ggoaltender Connor Hellebuyck entered the weekend third in the NHL in wins (36), eighth in goals against average (2.35) and tied for eighth in save percentage (.925).

The pick: Bell MTS Place has been good to Winnipeg this season, as the Jets are 25-7-2 on home ice, averaging a whopping 3.91 GPG. Winnipeg has won all three meetings with Dallas this season, outscoring the Stars 14-6 as Scheifele boasts six goals, Laine four and Wheeler owns eight assists. Meanwhile, Dallas comes in on its longest losing streak of the season, having gone 5-7-4 in its last 16 games since winning five in a row from Feb. 1-9. Make Winnipeg an 8* play.