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On Sunday, the Stanley Cup playoffs bring a momentum-swinging Game 3 between the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars, and a Game 4 chance for the Florida Panthers to continue their home comeback against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Dallas Stars take on the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of their best-of-7 series in the Western Conference semifinals Friday at Canada Life Centre.
Jets' Connor Hellebuyck, who shutout the Stars in Game 2, has a .772 SV% and a 6.65 GAA on the road in the playoffs.
A pivotal moment in Game 3 of the second-round series between the Winnipeg Jets and the Dallas Stars left Jets head coach Scott Arniel baffled and frustrated. The Stars took a 3-2 lead early in the third period off a controversial goal by Alex Petrovic, one that Arniel insisted should have been overturned on review.
Jets allow three goals in the third period on route to 5-2 loss.
Dallas came away with one road win to start the series, setting itself up with home-ice advantage for Games 3 and 4. While the Stars won’t have top defenseman Miro Heiskanen for Sunday’s Game 3, Dallas has shown it can overcome multiple challenges in its postseason run.
Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury has embraced a bigger role in the playoffs, after Josh Morrissey went down with an injury
Fleury's turn to step up came in Winnipeg's 4-3 double-overtime win in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round against the St. Louis Blues on May 4. He played a career-high 33:02 after Josh Morrissey left in the first period with an undisclosed injury.