Note: The Jets find themselves in a tough position this morning as they wake up down 3-1 in the best of seven series after a 3-2 loss last night in Vegas. While it isn’t an impossible hole to dig themselves out of the odds are stacked against this Winnipeg team (since 1974-75 when a team takes a 3-1 lead in the Conference Final/Semifinal they are 41-1 or 97.6% via Scott Billeck). But the reason we watch sports is to watch how it plays out. Today the Jets will hold a media availability at 1:30 pm. Our Jets Practice Report will bring you up to speed.
Note II: Please note that due to coverage of the World Hockey Championships on the station we are pushing back today’s Illegal Curve Hockey Show on TSN 1290 Winnipeg from our usual 9 am start to 3 pm CT. So enjoy the morning of your long weekend morning and then join us for two hours of Winnipeg Jets and NHL hockey talk.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets pushed to brink of elimination.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets whiff on Game 4, now on brink of elimination.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets generated enough chances to win but made more mistakes, lost key battles and had second-best goaltending.
Winnipeg Free Press: It’ll take a miracle for Jets to capture this series. (Paywall).
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets on the ropes after Game 4 loss against Golden Knights. (Paywall).
Winnipeg Free Press: Golden Knights’ pre-game festivities draw love-hate response from fans. (Paywall).
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Golden Knights take 3-1 series lead with 3-2 victory over Jets.
Las Vegas Review-Journal: The improbable Golden Knights: One win from a Stanley Cup Final.
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Knights make Jets pay for 3 costly mistakes as series slips away.
Las Vegas Sun: Golden Knights’ relentless, timely play has them one win from the Stanley Cup Final.
Las Vegas Sun: Despite claims to the contrary, Hellebuyck proves to be no Fleury.
Las Vegas Sun: Buildings across valley sport Golden Knights fandom.
Sportsnet: Jets lose crucial game they would win ‘nine times out of 10’.
Sportsnet: Connor Hellebuyck still learning from the school of hard knocks.
Sportsnet: Inexplicable Golden Knights within 1 game of Stanley Cup Final.
Sportsnet: Hunt for Winnipeg whiteout gear leads to some bizarre fashion choices.
Photo Credit: Colby Spence
TSN: Golden Knights one win away from Stanley Cup final.
The Athletic: Vegas puzzle Jets again, and are now one win from the Stanley Cup final. (Paywall).
The Athletic: On the biggest stage, Marc-Andre Fleury rises to the occasion for the Golden Knights.
CBC: Jets lose third straight jousting match, face elimination.
The Detroit News: Michigan-based players lift NHL’s Jets to new heights.
National Post: Atlanta hockey fans cheering Anybody But The Jets.
National Post: Assistant GM Craig Heisinger is a bridge between first and second Winnipeg Jets.
Globe and Mail: Dressed in royal regalia, Winnipeg Jets fan pays homage to Queen.
Jets video:
TSN: Poulin’s advice to Jets: Win Game 5 and all the momentum changes. Having been down 3-1 in a series in his playing career, TSN Hockey analyst Dave Poulin sheds light on what he would say to the Jets going into Game 5.
TSN: Was Myers justified for sounding off on the officials post-game? TSN Hockey analyst Dave Poulin explains what the Jets need to do to try and solve Marc-Andre Fleury, discusses whether Tyler Myers was justified for sounding off on the officials after the game, and weighs in on how dominating Vegas is at home when it has the lead.
TSN: Jets’ inability to maintain momentum plaguing them in series. The TSN Hockey panel discusses how the Jets’ inability to maintain momentum is plaguing them in the series, what the Knights are doing defensively to shut down Mark Scheifele and his linemates, and what Winnipeg needs to do to refocus with the team now facing elimination.
TSN: Seravalli on Jets’ slow start in Game 4: ‘It was the exact wrong response’. TSN Senior Hockey Reporter Frank Seravalli discusses what happened to the Jets in the first period, Tyler Myers calling out the officials after the game, and the Knights’ uncanny ability to respond when they give up a goal.
TSN: Fleury outdueling Hellebuyck in the series. Pierre LeBrun and Frank Seravalli discuss how Marc-Andre Fleury is outdueling Connor Hellebuyck in the series, the incredible ability of the Golden Knights to respond when a goal is scored on them, and what the Jets can do to refocus ahead of Game 5 with the team being in a huge series hole.
