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Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 to force Game 6 in the Western Conference semifinal series

Dallas Stars head to Winnipeg for second round, confident despite past Game 1 struggles
Dallas Stars head to Winnipeg for second round, confident despite past Game 1 struggles 01:45

Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday night to force a sixth game in the Western Conference semifinal series.

With Edmonton awaiting the winner in the conference final, the Presidents' Trophy-winning Jets avoided elimination to send the series back to Dallas for Game 6 on Saturday night.

Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and Mark Scheifele and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored to back Hellebuyck in his second shutout of the playoffs.

Jake Oettinger stopped 31 shots for Dallas. Stars captain Jamie Benn sucker-punched Scheifele during a late scrum, with Benn given a misconduct penalty and possibly facing a suspension for Game 6.

Dallas Stars v Winnipeg Jets - Game Five
Mark Scheifele #55 and Kyle Connor #81 of the Winnipeg Jets celebrate a second period goal against the Dallas Stars in Game Five of the Second Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Canada Life Centre on May 15, 2025 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images

Scheifele opened the scoring at 6:17 of the second period with a . Scheifele's wrist shot from the right side hit Wyatt Johnston's stick, then struck Thomas Harley skate in front of the net.

Tyler Seguin missed a chance to tie it when hit the left post on a close-range shot with 3:19 left in the second. The Jets got a late power play in the period when Mason Marchment was called for holding Ehlers, but Oettinger thwarted the best scoring chance when Gabriel Vilardi's shot hit the goalie in the back after he got turned around on a wide scramble.

Ehlers made it 2-0 on a two-man advantage at 2:20 of the third, from the right side. Dallas' Alexander Petrovic and Esa Lindell were called for tripping penalties in an 11-second span.

Vladislav Namestnikov scored on another power with 7:53 left, .

Ehlers had a short-handed empty-netter in the final minute.

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