Winnipeg Jets face Dallas Stars in a crucial Game 5. They trail 3-1 in the series. The Jets must win to avoid elimination. Coach Scott Arniel emphasizes learning from past experiences. The team's strong home record offers hope.

The message is simple for the Winnipeg Jets. If they hope to stay alive in their Western Conference second-round series against the Dallas Stars, they need to score more goals.

BOTTOM LINE: The Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series. The teams meet Sunday for the eighth time this season. The Stars won the last matchup 5-2. Dallas is 50-26-6 overall with a 21-12-3 record in Central Division games. The Stars have an 18-7-4 record in one-goal games.

Call it Reasons To Believe. OK, so the Jets goalie is also one of the reasons to doubt. One look at his recent playoff record, particularly on the road, makes you want to take him straight to the river and wash away his sin. But Game 5 is at home, where the soon-to-be, three-time Vezina winner is 5-1 this spring.

Another playoff hat trick for a Finnish forward the Dallas Stars acquired in a trade during the regular season. This time, it was a first for Mikael Granlund.

Falling 3-1 to the Dallas Stars in Texas on Tuesday put the Jets in a two-game hole as they head back to Manitoba for Game 5, set to be played on Thursday night. The loss was Winnipeg's second-straight road loss in Dallas, fifth-straight road loss this postseason, and ninth-straight road loss over a span of three different playoff years.

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman watched firsthand when the Winnipeg Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 in double overtime in Game 7 of the Western Conference First Round and put that magical game in historic perspective.