St. Louis Blues (44-30-8, in the Central Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (56-22-4, in the Central Division)
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jets -172, Blues +144; over/under is 5.5
NHL PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND: Series tied 2-2
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues visit the Winnipeg Jets for game five of the first round of the NHL Playoffs with the series tied 2-2. The teams meet Sunday for the ninth time this season. The Blues won 5-1 in the previous meeting.
Winnipeg has a 56-22-4 record overall and a 21-9-0 record in Central Division games. The Jets are 24-7-1 in games they score one or more power-play goals.
St. Louis is 16-12-2 against the Central Division and 44-30-8 overall. The Blues have a 39-8-3 record when scoring three or more goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mark Scheifele has 39 goals and 48 assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor has six goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Robert Thomas has 21 goals and 60 assists for the Blues. Pavel Buchnevich has scored eight goals and added eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 6-4-0, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.2 assists, 4.1 penalties and 16.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Blues: 5-4-1, averaging 3.9 goals, seven assists, 3.8 penalties and 15.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Jets: None listed.
Blues: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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