The Winnipeg Jets are still alive in their second-round playoff series against the Dallas Stars. Winnipeg was able to stave off elimination in Game 5 behind a strong performance from goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

The Winnipeg Jets won their second elimination game of this year’s playoffs, beating the Dallas Stars 4-0 in Game 5 on Thursday with a four-on-four goal from Mark Scheifele, power-play goals from Nikolaj Ehlers and Vladislav Namestnikov and an empty-netter from Ehlers.

If the Winnipeg Jets want a chance to reach Game 7, they'll need their superstar goalie to show up on the road.

Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has found his confidence after shutting out the Stars in Game 5 on Thursday night.

Stars captain Jamie Benn sucker-punched Winnipeg center Mark Scheifele during a late scrum in Game 5. Benn was given a misconduct penalty then, and on Friday was fined by the NHL the maximum-allowed $5,000, but avoided a suspension.

Much of the blame for Winnipeg's road woes has been directed at star goalie Connor Hellebuyck, and it's understandable why. Hellebuyck, who turns 32 on Monday, has vastly underper

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has another nightmarish game on the road as Stars record a 5-2 victory in Game 3

For the Jets to avoid elimination and bring the best-of-7 series back to Winnipeg for Game 7 on Monday, Hellebuyck must overcome his greatest weakness in Game 6 at American Airlines Center on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC).

The 26-year-old’s performance reached a crescendo when he swallowed a Mason Appleton shot with his chest in the third period.

As Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck posted a Game 2 shutout, he posted another in Game 5. Still, the Jets trail the Dallas Stars, 3-2, in the second-round series. Following the shutout win, Hellebuyck had a simple message for his team about the Stars.