- The Jets have the second-best home record (6-1) in the playoffs.
- Connor Hellebuyck has two home shutouts against the Dallas Stars.
- In Game 5, the Jets scored two goals on the power play for the first time in the playoffs.
The Winnipeg Jets played their most complete game of the playoffs in Game 5 against the Dallas Stars, extending the series after an impressive 4-0 victory.
It was the Jets’ sixth win in seven playoff contests at Canada Life Centre, the second-best home record behind the Carolina Hurricanes, who have already advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Winnipeg piled the pressure on Jake Oettinger throughout, amassing 4.38 expected goals and 35 shots. Oettinger still finished with 0.44 goals saved above expected despite allowing three goals.
That shows how much duress the Jets put Oettinger under. Connor Hellebuyck, meanwhile, was superb, turning aside 22 shots for his second shutout of the series. He finished with 3.61 goals saved above expected, his best output of the playoffs.
The difference between Hellebuyck’s statistics on home ice and the road is staggering.
Hellebuyck has a .916 save percentage and a 1.73 goals-against average (GAA) at Canada Life Centre.
He has a .793 save percentage in enemy barns and a 5.84 GAA.
Winnipeg Jets Stanley Cup Odds
The Jets’ Stanley Cup odds at the BetMGM sportsbook improved from +5000 to +2000 after the 4-0 Game 5 victory.
Those hockey odds have an implied win probability of 4.76%. Only the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Stanley Cup odds (+2800) are longer.
The Stars, whose odds were tied for the shortest before Game 5, sit in fourth behind the Edmonton Oilers (+250), Hurricanes (+290), and Florida Panthers (+300). Dallas’ +340 odds carry a 22.73% implied probability.
Winnipeg Jets Western Conference Odds
Winnipeg’s odds of representing the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Final shortened from +2200 to +900, an implied probability shift of 4.35% to 10%.
The Stars’ odds lengthened, albeit marginally, from +100 to +135. Those odds have a 42.55% implied probability.
Winnipeg Jets Next Game
- Opponent: Dallas Stars
- Date: Saturday
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV: ABC, Sportsnet
- Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan
If only the Jets could play in front of the raucous whiteout at the Canada Life Centre every game. Game 5 was a dominant performance from Scott Arniel’s team, who didn’t allow a goal in the opening 20 minutes for just the second time in 12 postseason games.
The Jets have won 4-0 both times they successfully made it through the opening 20 minutes without allowing a goal.
It’s onto Dallas for Game 6, where the Jets have been outscored 8-3. They have been outscored 25-8 in enemy rinks throughout the postseason.
Winnipeg will attempt to break a nine-game road losing streak in the postseason against a Stars team that is 1-5 in their last six Game 6’s.
The Stars are 5-1 at American Airlines Center, where they have won five in a row. Their only defeat in Dallas this postseason came in the opening game of their first-round series against the Colorado Avalanche.
Have the Winnipeg Jets Won the Stanley Cup?
No, the Winnipeg Jets haven’t won the Stanley Cup.
Since returning to Winnipeg in 2011, the Jets have made it to the conference final once, losing to the Golden Knights in 2017-18. However, they have qualified for the postseason in five of the previous six seasons.
