The Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets hit the ice in the first game of the season at Canada Life Centre on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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As action begins for the beginning of the NHL season, here's who we project to emerge victorious in Thursday's action.

Our computer projections model for this game predicts a final score of Jets 4, Stars 2.

The Stars were 12-6-18 in overtime games as part of a 50-26-6 overall record last season.
Dallas picked up 42 points (19-7-4) in the 30 games it played that were decided by one goal.
In the 12 games last season the Stars recorded just one goal, they finished 1-11-0 (two points).
Dallas finished 8-8-3 in the 19 games last season when it scored exactly two goals (registering 19 points).
The Stars were 50-11-3 when they scored more than two goals (to record 103 points).
In the 37 games when Dallas scored a single power-play goal, it went 26-10-1 to record 53 points.
In the 39 games when it outshot its opponent, Dallas was 24-14-1 (49 points).
The Stars' opponent had more shots in 56 games last season. The Stars finished 33-18-5 in those matchups (71 points).

The Jets had a 56-22-4 record last season, and were 14-5-19 in games that went to overtime.
In the 28 games Winnipeg played that were decided by one goal, it picked up 42 points.
Last season the Jets recorded just one goal in 17 games, and went 1-13-3 (five points).
When Winnipeg scored two goals last season, they amassed 15 points (7-11-1 record).
The Jets picked up 109 points in their 58 games when they scored more than two goals.
Winnipeg scored a single power-play goal in 34 games last season and recorded 53 points.
When outshooting its opponent last season, Winnipeg was 42-6-2 (86 points).
The Jets were outshot by their opponents in 44 games last season, going 19-22-3 to register 41 points.

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