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).

Winnipeg Jets fans have showered Jake Oettinger with chants referring to his role as the USA Hockey backup goalie to Connor Hellebuyck during the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year.

Call it Reasons To Believe. OK, so the Jets goalie is also one of the reasons to doubt. One look at his recent playoff record, particularly on the road, makes you want to take him straight to the river and wash away his sin. But Game 5 is at home, where the soon-to-be, three-time Vezina winner is 5-1 this spring.

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.

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The St. Louis Blues are still reeling from a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Winnipeg Jets in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Jets led the NHL with 26 road wins in the regular season, a big reason they had the League’s best record. But they’re 0-5 on the road in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and have lost nine straight away from home in the playoffs dating to 2023.

Falling 3-1 to the Dallas Stars in Texas on Tuesday put the Jets in a two-game hole as they head back to Manitoba for Game 5, set to be played on Thursday night. The loss was Winnipeg's second-straight road loss in Dallas, fifth-straight road loss this postseason, and ninth-straight road loss over a span of three different playoff years.