The Dallas Stars are on to Round 2. After taking down Colorado in seven games, the Stars will face the Winnipeg Jets to continue their Stanley Cup Playoff push.

Miro Heiskanen returned from a 42-game absence, Mikael Granlund recorded a hat trick, and Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots on Tuesday, as the Dallas Stars defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1, securing a 3-1 series lead over the NHL's top-seeded club in Round 2.

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.

Just one win away from the Western Conference finals with a 3-1 series lead over the Winnipeg Jets, the Dallas Stars are in a comfortable spot. After Miro Heiskanen’s return Tuesday, the Stars have their full lineup featuring their previously injured players and trade deadline adds for the first time this season.

The Dallas Stars could potentially be on their way to another Western Conference Final appearance as they currently lead their second round series 3-1 over the Jets. The Stars kicked off their series on the right foot with a Game 1 win,

The Dallas Stars are hosting a watch party on Thursday. The watch party will be held in PNC Plaza, outside the AAC. The Stars currently hold a 3-1 lead in the series. DALLAS - The Dallas Stars are hosting a watch party for Game 5 of the second-round matchup against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.

Mikael Granlund’s first career postseason hat trick accounted all of the goals for the Stars in their 3-1 win Tuesday night that put them up 3-1 against the Jets.

Stars head coach Pete DeBoer announced Tuesday that Heiskanen would return to action for Game 4 against the Jets. The Stars activated the defenseman from long-term injured reserve a few hours later, prior to the 7:00 p.m. puck drop.

The Dallas Stars will look to clinch the second round of the NHL playoffs over the Winnipeg Jets when they meet in Game 5 on Thursday night, May 15.

Miro Heiskanen returned to the lineup for the Dallas Stars for the first time in 3 1/2 months on Tuesday night, when the defenseman who had been out with a knee injury was active for Game 4 of their second-round Western Conference playoff series against the Winnipeg Jets.