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The Jets are coming off consecutive losses on the road and trail their series with the Dallas Stars 3-1, entering a must-win Game 5 on Thursday at home. Hellebuyck had an impressive 21-save shutout in Game 2, but allowed eight goals on 60 shots (.866 SV%) in his following two games. The 31-year-old netminder has a 3.48 GAA and .851 SV% in 11 games this postseason (5-6). The Jets enter Game 5 as -123 home favorites against the Stars.

Skinner stopped all 23 shots that he faced in the Oilers' shutout win over the Golden Knights in Game 4. It was by far his best performance of the postseason so far, and puts the Oilers one win away from the Western Conference Finals.

Hellebuyck had a 21-save shutout in Game 2, but responded with a forgetful outing in Game 3, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, as the Jets fell behind 2-1 in the series. The 31-year-old netminder, a two-time Vezina winner, has struggled in the postseason, showcasing an unimpressive 3.51 GAA and .848 SV% in 10 games (5-5). He has a 2.56 GAA and .918 SV% in 568 career regular season games (322-18-44) but only has a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% in 55 career postseason games (23-32). The Jets enter Tuesday's contest as +135 road underdogs against the Stars.

Hellebuyck had a 21-save shutout in Game 2, but responded with a forgetful outing in Game 3, allowing five goals on 26 shots (.808 SV%) in a 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars, as the Jets fell behind 2-1 in the series. The 31-year-old netminder, a two-time Vezina winner, has struggled in the postseason, showcasing an unimpressive 3.51 GAA and .848 SV% in 10 games (5-5). He has a 2.56 GAA and .918 SV% in 568 career regular season games (322-18-44) but only has a 2.96 GAA and .902 SV% in 55 career postseason games (23-32). The Jets enter Tuesday's contest as +135 road underdogs against the Stars.

Hellebuyck was perfect in Game 2, evening the series after stopping all 21 shots he faced for his fourth career playoff shutout. The 31-year-old's postseason struggles have been well documented this year, with his 3.32 GAA, .854 SV% through nine starts. He will head to Dallas for Game 3 on Sunday in an attempt to take a series lead and will look to post a +.900 SV% for only the third time this postseason.

With Calvin Pickard remaining out due to an undisclosed injury, Stuart Skinner will start his second game in a row as Edmonton hosts Vegas on Monday for Game 4. Skinner allowed a late third-period goal (0.04 seconds) and struggled in Game 3 after allowing four goals on 24 shots (.833 SV%) in his first game since Game 2 of Edmonton's opening series. He will host the Golden Knights on Monday, who are looking to even the series at two before they head back to Vegas for Game 5 later in the week.

Skinner has not played since losing the first two games of Round 1 against the Los Angeles Kings when he allowed 11 goals on 58 combined shots (.810 SV%). The Oilers have won six straight since Calvin Pickard took over between the pipes, but they will revert to Skinner for Game 3 on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The 26-year-old Skinner appeared in 51 games during the regular season (26-18-4), posting a 2.81 GAA and .896 SV%. The Oilers enter Game 3 as -114 home favourites against a Golden Knights team desperate for a victory.

Hellebuyck was tagged with the loss in Game 1 on Wednesday, allowing three goals on 24 shots. The 31-year-old netminder has posted a SV% above .900 in just one of his eight starts this post-season. If the Jets are going to get passed the mighty Stars, Hellebuyck will no doubt need to regain his regular season form that saw him post a 47-12-3 record along with a .925 SV%. The Jets enter action on Friday at -135 on the money line.

Schenn has appeared in all eight playoff games for the Jets so far, but it looks like he'll be the one that sits if Josh Morrissey plays in Game 2. Schenn has just one assist and a minus-9 rating in the postseason.

Morrissey missed Game 1 with an upper-body injury that he suffered in Game 7 vs. The Blues. Morrissey skated in his usual spot next to Dylan DeMelo and on PP1 in the morning skate, and head coach Scott Arniel called him probable to play in Game 2.

Morrissey was a game-time decision for Game 1 but was unable to suit up and will return to a similar "up in the air" status ahead of Game 2 vs. Dallas on Friday. The 30-year-old defender went down early in Game 7 of Winnipeg's opening round vs. St. Louis and has been a massive loss without his presence in the lineup. His status is expected to be updated in Winnipeg's warm up on Friday night.

Scheifele missed the final two games of Winnipeg's opening series with an undisclosed injury but appears set to return for Game 1 vs. Dallas. The 32-year-old was over a point-per-game with six points in the first five games of this year's playoffs before his untimely injury.

Morrissey was forced to leave Game 7 of Winnipeg's opening-round series after just 2:09 TOI due to an upper-body injury and was a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Dallas on Wednesday. The 30-year-old struggled to produce offensively in Winnipeg's opening series, with just three assists and a -5 plus/minus.

After struggling tremendously in the 1st round, Connor Hellebuyck bounced back in Game 7 by not allowing a goal for the final 56 minutes, as he led Winnipeg to a series win. The 31-year-old soon-to-be Vezina winner will re-take his place between the pipes for Game 1 on Wednesday vs. Dallas and will hope to build off his ugly 3.85 GAA and .830 SV%. He will host the Dallas Stars, who are coming off a hard-fought seven-game series vs. Colorado.

Scheifele missed the final two games of Winnipeg's opening series with an undisclosed injury but is a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Dallas after taking part in the morning skate. The 32-year-old was over a point-per-game with six points in the first five games of this year's playoffs before his untimely injury.

Morrissey was forced to leave Game 7 of Winnipeg's opening-round series after just 2:09 TOI due to an upper-body injury and will be a game-time decision for Game 1 vs. Dallas on Wednesday. The 30-year-old struggled to produce offensively in Winnipeg's opening series, with just three assists and a -5 plus/minus.

Morrissey suffered an upper-body injury in the Jets' Game 7 win over the Blues, but returned to practice on Tuesday. The Jets didn't provide much of an update on his status after the session, so monitor his status during Wednesday's morning skate.

Scheifele has skated for the past several days and appears to be getting close to returning to the Jets' lineup. The team wouldn't commit to him playing in Game 1, so he remains day-to-day and is considered a game-time decision for Wednesday.