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5 Keys: Golden Knights at Jets, Game 2
Tatar could rejoin Vegas lineup; Winnipeg hopes Scheifele keeps scoring
by Scott Billeck / NHL.com Correspondent
GOLDEN KNIGHTS at JETS
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, SN
Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 1-0
WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets will look to take a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at Bell MTS Place on Monday.
Teams that take a 2-0 lead in the conference final or NHL Semifinals have won the series 39 of 41 times (95.1 percent) since 1975.
The Jets won 4-2 in Game 1 on Saturday, ending a two-game losing streak at home. Winnipeg has 37 home wins in 2017-18 (32 regular season, five playoffs) and is five victories shy of matching the NHL record for the most combined home wins in a single season. The Philadelphia Flyers set the record with 42 in 1975-76 and the Detroit Red Wings matched it in 1995-96.
Here are 5 keys for Game 2:
1. Stellar Scheifele
Jets forward Mark Scheifele leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 12 goals in 13 games.
He has 18 points, tied with Blake Wheeler for the Jets lead. He had a goal and an assist in Game 1, and is the 16th NHL player with eight multipoint games through his team's first 13 playoff games, and the seventh to do so in the past 30 years.
Winnipeg's attack is deep, but Scheifele has been a driving force.
"That's Mark Scheifele, he's a great player," Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers said. "A great guy. He's leading the way along with all the other guys and doing the right things. It's awesome seeing how well he's doing just helping this team win and he's a pretty good leader off the ice too so it's exciting."
2. Good start
The Golden Knights allowed three goals in the first 7:35 of Game 1 and know a repeat effort likely will end up in the same losing result.
"We've got to be ready from the start, that's crucial, and not let them get the momentum like they had in the first," forward William Karlsson said. "Winnipeg has a great a team, and if you're not ready they're going to punish you like they did."
3. Thievery
The Jets had 10 takeaways in Game 1, including three by defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, and one from Wheeler that helped set up Byfuglien's opening goal in the first period.
Taking better care of the puck is paramount for Vegas.
"They did an outstanding job intercepting our plays in the offensive attack," coach Gerard Gallant said. "When you turn over the pucks toward the offensive blue line, they're going to lead to odd-man rushes. Their first goal was an indication of that."
4. Fleury bouncing back
Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury had a 1.53 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in 10 playoff games prior to Game 1, when he allowed four goals on 26 shots.
Fleury, 8-3 in the playoffs, has not lost back-to-back games in the postseason. In his two previous games after a loss, he has allowed three goals or fewer in each.
5. Tatar could return
Golden Knights forward Tomas Tatar, who has been a healthy scratch for seven of Vegas' 11 playoff games, could return to the lineup for Game 2.
Tatar played in Games 1 and 2 in the first round against the Los Angeles Kings and Games 3 and 5 against the San Jose Sharks. He doesn't have any points in the playoffs but has nine points (three goals, six assists) in nine regular-season games against the Jets.
Oscar Lindberg is expected to be a healthy scratch if Tatar plays.
Golden Knights projected lineup
William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith -- Jonathan Marchessault
James Neal -- Erik Haula -- David Perron
Tomas Tatar -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Ryan Carpenter -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Luca Sbisa -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Jon Merrill, Tomas Nosek, Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg
Injured: William Carrier (undisclosed)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Paul Stastny -- Patrik Laine
Brandon Tanev -- Adam Lowry -- Bryan Little
Mathieu Perreault -- Andrew Copp -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Chiarot -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Steve Mason
Scratched: Tucker Poolman, Joe Morrow, Shawn Matthias, Marko Dano, Jack Roslovic, Matt Hendricks
Injured: Dmitry Kulikov (back)
Status report
Kulikov continues to skate with the Jets but his return is unknown. ? Carrier did not skate Monday. He did not play in Game 1 and won't play in Game 2.
Tatar could rejoin Vegas lineup; Winnipeg hopes Scheifele keeps scoring
by Scott Billeck / NHL.com Correspondent
GOLDEN KNIGHTS at JETS
8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, TVAS, SN
Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 1-0
WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Jets will look to take a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at Bell MTS Place on Monday.
Teams that take a 2-0 lead in the conference final or NHL Semifinals have won the series 39 of 41 times (95.1 percent) since 1975.
The Jets won 4-2 in Game 1 on Saturday, ending a two-game losing streak at home. Winnipeg has 37 home wins in 2017-18 (32 regular season, five playoffs) and is five victories shy of matching the NHL record for the most combined home wins in a single season. The Philadelphia Flyers set the record with 42 in 1975-76 and the Detroit Red Wings matched it in 1995-96.
Here are 5 keys for Game 2:
1. Stellar Scheifele
Jets forward Mark Scheifele leads the Stanley Cup Playoffs with 12 goals in 13 games.
He has 18 points, tied with Blake Wheeler for the Jets lead. He had a goal and an assist in Game 1, and is the 16th NHL player with eight multipoint games through his team's first 13 playoff games, and the seventh to do so in the past 30 years.
Winnipeg's attack is deep, but Scheifele has been a driving force.
"That's Mark Scheifele, he's a great player," Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers said. "A great guy. He's leading the way along with all the other guys and doing the right things. It's awesome seeing how well he's doing just helping this team win and he's a pretty good leader off the ice too so it's exciting."
2. Good start
The Golden Knights allowed three goals in the first 7:35 of Game 1 and know a repeat effort likely will end up in the same losing result.
"We've got to be ready from the start, that's crucial, and not let them get the momentum like they had in the first," forward William Karlsson said. "Winnipeg has a great a team, and if you're not ready they're going to punish you like they did."
3. Thievery
The Jets had 10 takeaways in Game 1, including three by defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, and one from Wheeler that helped set up Byfuglien's opening goal in the first period.
Taking better care of the puck is paramount for Vegas.
"They did an outstanding job intercepting our plays in the offensive attack," coach Gerard Gallant said. "When you turn over the pucks toward the offensive blue line, they're going to lead to odd-man rushes. Their first goal was an indication of that."
4. Fleury bouncing back
Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury had a 1.53 goals-against average and .951 save percentage in 10 playoff games prior to Game 1, when he allowed four goals on 26 shots.
Fleury, 8-3 in the playoffs, has not lost back-to-back games in the postseason. In his two previous games after a loss, he has allowed three goals or fewer in each.
5. Tatar could return
Golden Knights forward Tomas Tatar, who has been a healthy scratch for seven of Vegas' 11 playoff games, could return to the lineup for Game 2.
Tatar played in Games 1 and 2 in the first round against the Los Angeles Kings and Games 3 and 5 against the San Jose Sharks. He doesn't have any points in the playoffs but has nine points (three goals, six assists) in nine regular-season games against the Jets.
Oscar Lindberg is expected to be a healthy scratch if Tatar plays.
Golden Knights projected lineup
William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith -- Jonathan Marchessault
James Neal -- Erik Haula -- David Perron
Tomas Tatar -- Cody Eakin -- Alex Tuch
Ryan Carpenter -- Pierre-Edouard Bellemare -- Ryan Reaves
Brayden McNabb -- Nate Schmidt
Shea Theodore -- Deryk Engelland
Luca Sbisa -- Colin Miller
Marc-Andre Fleury
Malcolm Subban
Scratched: Jon Merrill, Tomas Nosek, Brad Hunt, Oscar Lindberg
Injured: William Carrier (undisclosed)
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Paul Stastny -- Patrik Laine
Brandon Tanev -- Adam Lowry -- Bryan Little
Mathieu Perreault -- Andrew Copp -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Chiarot -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Steve Mason
Scratched: Tucker Poolman, Joe Morrow, Shawn Matthias, Marko Dano, Jack Roslovic, Matt Hendricks
Injured: Dmitry Kulikov (back)
Status report
Kulikov continues to skate with the Jets but his return is unknown. ? Carrier did not skate Monday. He did not play in Game 1 and won't play in Game 2.
