Facing the wall, the Jets must find their "best game": Morrissey

ST. LOUIS – The Winnipeg Jets will try to keep their season alive in St. Louis tonight, but the choice of the composition of the formation remains a mystery.

Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrik Laine and Dustin Byfuglien all missed the morning session. Ehlers blocked a shot in the final minute of Game 5, while Laine and Byfuglien were likely both managing the rest and should be ready to leave.

Coach Paul Maurice gave no indication when he was on the podium, saying everyone is taken at the start. It can be assumed that By Lindholm would attract Ehlers if he can not play, but it should also be noted that Mason Appleton joined the main group on the ice this morning at the Enterprise Center.

As for the Jets, their goal must be victory. There is no room for error after a disastrous defeat in the fifth game, in which a 2-0 lead was eliminated by three goals in the third period.

"It's a DIY situation, so you should not need anything else to get you going.Even experience, I do not think it matters now." is a game in which you have to go out and play your best game of the year.Only, we should all bring our best game.This is the only way for us to have a chance, "said l & # Striker Mathieu Perreault.

"It's the moment of despair. You should be with a game tonight. Everyone in the room I'm going to bring my game A and I'm waiting for the guy next to me to do it.

The team on the road has won the first five games of this series and the Jets hope this trend will continue. In this case, they will set a record in the NHL because the team on the road has never won the first six games of a playoff series.

"We will try to win a game, if you have to do a little history, it's good," said defender Tyler Myers.

Several players spoke of the experience last season, when the Jets lost the match 6 of the Nashville series at home, then went to enemy territory and won the game in Game 7 to send them to the final of the Western Conference.

"During last year's race, you review the games and their importance.We remember that we were 3-2 in Nashville and we went home to lay an egg.There are a lot pressure on the home team and you do not want to have to come back to play a game 7 on the road.We know what the Blues feel or we have an idea.We know the situation, "said l & # Attacker Adam Lowry.

"If we win tonight, we would put ourselves in a very good situation on coming home for Game 7. You can not look too far in front of us, but we know that they are going to be under pressure and we hopefully use them for our benefit, especially early in the game and the kind of build on that. "

Connor Hellebuyck starts in the goals for the Jets, while Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor lead for a big night.

"It looks like we're still playing our best hockey when we have our back against the wall, so this group should be motivated and we'll be ready to go," said Connor, who scored the overtime winner in Game 4.

"We know what's at stake here, and all the guys in this room have signed up, so it'll be fun, we'll be ready."

If the Jets can force a game 7, it will be played Monday night at Bell MTS Place.

"For us it's a seventh game, if you lose, you go home, if you win, you play a seventh game, I think we had this experience in the last year of this match where your back is against your best match and we did it in the seventh game in Nashville, so I'm sure we'll look into that, "said defenseman Josh Morrissey.

"Everyone has different experiences, but for me it would be the most positive thing I can turn to on the big stage, trying to win a win-and-take-all game."

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