WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets are in do-or-die territory, as they face elimination in Game 5 of their best-of-7 Western Conference Second Round series against the Dallas Stars at Canada Life Centre on Thursday (9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

To get to the Winnipeg Jets’ dressing room at American Airlines Center after Tuesday night’s loss, reporters shared an elevator with Jets management, navigated through members of Winnipeg’s taxi squad,

The refereeing in the Jets-Stars series has not been great, and two anonymous NHL officials put them on blast for favoring Dallas in Round 2. A heated playoff series between the Dallas Stars and Winnipeg Jets has created immense controversy after two altercation-filled instances in Game 3 on Sunday: a stick swipe at a referee and a disputed goal.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman watched firsthand when the Winnipeg Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in double overtime in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round and put that magical game in historic perspective.

Losing in the playoffs is devastating. Losing while not delivering your best makes it even worse. But despite being down 3-1, captain Adam Lowry and the Winnipeg Jets are confident their season isn’t over just yet.

The message is simple for the Winnipeg Jets. If they hope to stay alive in their Western Conference second-round series against the Dallas Stars, they need to score more goals.

Oettinger makes 31 saves, Ehlers scores lone goal for Winnipeg in Game 4 The Winnipeg Jets road losing streak in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs has reached five games as they fell 3-1 to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.