Jets' Scheifele ruled out for Game 7 vs. Blues

Winnipeg guardant Mark Scheifele volition not play successful Game 7 of the Jets' first-round Stanley Cup playoff bid against the St. Louis Blues connected Sunday owed to an undisclosed injury, manager Scott Arniel said.

Arniel ruled Scheifele retired pursuing the team's greeting skate. He was wounded successful Game 5 -- playing conscionable 8:05 successful the archetypal play earlier exiting -- and past did not question with the Jets to St. Louis for Game 6. Arniel had antecedently said Scheifele was a game-time determination for Game 7.

Scheifele, 32, skated successful a way suit Saturday, and Arniel told reporters the seasoned was feeling amended than helium had the time before. Scheifele, however, was not capable to enactment successful the Jets' on-ice league by Sunday, rapidly indicating helium would not beryllium disposable for the game.

Winnipeg held a 2-0 pb successful the bid implicit St. Louis earlier the Blues stormed backmost with a brace of wins to necktie it, 2-2. The location squad has won each crippled successful the best-of-seven bid truthful far.

The Jets' situation successful closing St. Louis retired lone increases without Scheifele. Winnipeg has already been dealing with the uneven play of goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, a important storyline successful the bid to date. Hellebuyck was pulled successful each 3 of his starts astatine St. Louis portion giving up a combined 16 goals connected 66 shots (.758 SV%). In Game 6, Hellebuyck allowed 4 goals successful conscionable 5 minutes, 23 seconds of the 2nd period.

Hellebuyck was Winnipeg's backbone during the regular season, earning a Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy information for his impeccable twelvemonth (.925 SV%, 2.00 GAA).

Sunday's victor volition look the Dallas Stars successful a second-round matchup.