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).
Trailing 3-1 in series after losing Games 3 and 4 in Dallas, Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel feels the experience his team has gathered through the early stretch of the Stanley Cup Playoffs will help the Jets stay alive and force a Game 6 back in Dallas on Saturday.
“Now our backs are against the wall and we’ve got to win our next game,” Arniel said Wednesday. “That’s all part of this time of the year. … There’s a lot of different scenarios. Now we have to step up and be at…