The Winnipeg Jets ignited a fierce comeback in Game 5 of the 2025 NHL Playoffs, delivering a commanding 4-0 shutout against the Dallas Stars at Canada Life Centre. This victory narrows the Stars’ series lead to 3-2, setting the stage for a high-stakes Game 6 in Dallas.
Key Performances:
Connor Hellebuyck was a fortress in goal, stopping all 22 shots to secure his second shutout of the playoffs.
Nikolaj Ehlers led the offensive charge with two goals in the third period, including a power-play and an empty-netter.
Mark Scheifele opened the scoring and added an assist, demonstrating leadership and clutch performance.
Vladislav Namestnikov contributed a power-play goal, capitalizing on the Stars’ penalties.
The game was marked by intensity and physicality, highlighted by a late-game altercation where Stars captain Jamie Benn received a misconduct penalty for a sucker punch on Scheifele.
Series Outlook:
With the series now at 3-2, the Jets aim to carry this momentum into Game 6 at the American Airlines Center. Can they force a Game 7, or will the Stars close out the series on home ice?
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Jamie Benn did the Jets a favor. Coach Scot Arneil just has to repeat the punch over and over to the team to get there rage on Stars players going.
Jamie benn is the worst, go jets from an oilers fan
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now. They’re fantastic. Great analysis.
I was prepared before the playoffs started to say that anything short of a good showing in the Conference Finals would be a disappointment. And I’d still be disappointed, but Dallas is a good team, and the one thing you can say about this Jets team is there is no quit in them. They are fighting to the very end.
Stars fan here. I'm okay with play-offs being rougher, but trips are trips. Two good calls.
Jets win! Happy birthday! I love the videos, dude.
A hot goalie is like a VLT machine.
You have to decide if you’re willing to keep paying the price to pull that handle.
Again, well done, Coach. Wish I had found your channel earlier in the season. You bring out details of the game that I really appreciate.
They try way to hard to break up fights. They need to let them get it out so they can play the game.
One thing I've noticed is that the stars have had some trouble scoring without Rantanen lately. I know that this team is deep but they had trouble with their depth showing up last year as well and it looks like Rantanen has been left to bear the brunt of their scoring load over the last few series. If players like Rantanent and Granlund aren't getting hat tricks and multi-point nights then they just aren't winning. Curious to see how they manage to pull the next few wins out. Hellebuyck has to win one on the road now, they don't have another home game before game 7,
as an oilers fan, I loved that this series is continuing and I hope they continue to beat the living hell out of each other for 7 games…. I mean…. I hope we see great hockey for 7 games!
Knew helle would show up vs my stars at home. Was an easy $120 to win betting winn -1.5 👌
Happy birthday Couch Ryan. Hope someone takes you for a steak dinner and gifts you sand.
Should have kicked it for 5-0!
its funny Hellybucyk either lets in 3 or more or has a shutout ???? hoping for more shutouts haha
I was shocked the referees gave a 5 on 3 in the 3rd period of a close game
Agree with you on the Dallas fatigue.
Felt like they cam out hard in the first, but were outplayed by the Jets defense.
They remained strong in the 2nd and found their way to better chances, but by that time Hellebuyck was able to stymie them.
The 3rd period began to unravel for the Stars and by mid way through they definitely looked worn and like they were thinking it was going to take too much effort to come back and decided to just reserve their energy and hope for better fortunes (and bounces) in their own barn on Saturday.
That is exactly the sort of smother and wear you down game the Jets brought during the regular season, and the finally managed to bring it to the ice in the playoffs.
If the Jets can manage to stick to that game plan with the intensity they brought to night, they have a really good chance of taking the next two.
But . . . we'll see what happens Saturday in Dallas.
🎉Happy birthday🎉
Connors gotta find the net, the stars backing off couls be a good or bad thing, we have to hope and have faith that the jets will use that as fuel to push the series in their favour.
Happy Birthday. Games 6's for leafs and Jets will be epic.
As a stars fan, good analysis pretty meh night for me, Jamie did get a nice left hook in tho, woulda been more exciting if linesman wasn’t in the way as u said, Also happy birthday Coach!
Fans should be able to report a ref to the Division of Player Safety.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏, make Jets win a freaking road game 💪👍
Stars fan here and as to the question of the TV play by play being in the building, I don’t believe they are. But Josh and Razor do our local radio and TV broadcasts and they are always in the building to my knowledge. They’re absolutely fantastic and beloved here in Dallas so for national games I turn down the TV and try to sync up Josh and Razor on the radio broadcast and the crowd noise definitely comes through
Happy Birthday, Coach! Fantastic analysis. Unfortunately, there is no "Hockey Night" in the US.
Winnipeg played well and dominated most of the game but imo its a bit worrying seeing Dallas play so sloppy especially Harley who i thought made many mistakes and i guess its the pressure to close out this series but they have to come with a different mindset on the next game if they wanna win because Jets looked scary now especially if Hellebuyck plays like this game
The thing that makes Neil Pionk so formidable and underrated as an agitator is that he's not a loud mouth chippy guy. He's quiet and does his agitator work subtely quickly and quietly with a s*** eating grin the whole time.
The way I see it, logistically and statistically the odds the Jets losing every road game over two series is pretty low, just by random chance they should win at least one on the road considering this is the same team that dominated during the regular season going 26-15 on the road.
Stars fan here, I really like your videos. I couldn’t agree more with your take on the Benn punch. I do personally consider it a little cheap, BUT the lineman set that up to happen. And if we’re being honest, I fully expect Scheifele to have done the same if he were given the opportunity.
I’m very concerned Nikolaj Ehlers will walk after this season.
Happy birthday Ryan! GO JETS GO
Jamie Benn is a disgrace and notorious cheap shot artist. It is a major failing of the NHL that they allow all of the cheap-shotting and, in some cases, season ending injury (intentional knee-to-knee plays). Cheap shots to the head are the most egregious of all. Who would tolerate this off the ice? Hot Garbage Sports is apt for this particular opinion. Supporting dirty players is to dishonor the sport. Suck it up Buttercup? Really?!? That's pathetic. If it was your little kid taking a cheap shot in the playoffs of football or hockey, and he was injured, I'm certain your attitude would be very different.
Benn is Benn, but im 100% sure there was something Scheifele did what really pissed him off.. like really. Its not always so black and white, and we as viewers cant never know the truth without mics
@22:20 "Is it a cheap shot…"
Yes. Yes it was. Benn sucker punched Scheifele in the face with his glove. In a real hockey fight, you drop the gloves and fight with bare knuckles. Getting punched by someone with hockey gloves is like getting punched by someone with horseshoes in his boxing gloves .
No wonder Benn flattened Scheifele. And no wonder Benn was fined the maximum $5000.
Jets came out with the fight we knew they’d have. Winning against the best team in the league was never going to be a cakewalk. I think a lot of Stars fans were already looking ahead to the WCF, and I wonder if the team was too. Gotta close this out in six. You don’t want to head into the White Out for Game 7. Great series, great breakdown, happy birthday coach, and Go Stars!
Happy Birthday Coach!
Great all around game by rhe Jets, now they just need to do it 2 more times!
Go Jets!!
Happy birthday man and best of luck to the Jets in game 6!
Winnipeg kann das noch schaffen, sie müssen Finnland in Griff kriegen 👍
Cheap shot because Scheifele can't defend himself because of the linesman.
Coach Ryan u da BEST !!!!! Happy B/D
Happy B day!😊
Thank you for the break down my dude.
That shirt my bud lol
game 6 prediction…stars 3 jets 0
Happy Birthday Coach!
Benn is a shit disturber. I was hoping for a game suspension, or at least a fine. IMO
OTTER’S BETTER!!!
Edmonton or Winnipeg against the leafs🤞🤞🤞
Happy late birthday! Your knowledge of the game is a real treat as a fan and always adds to my own understanding. It stands out in the youtube sphere and fills a really necessary niche. The hours don't go unnoticed!
Jets in 7 easy
This game looked a lot like the game I went to where the Jets came here in April and just kicked the Stars around the rink.
Edit: With the US broadcasts, sometimes they are in the building and sometimes they aren't. It's difficult to tell at times, but if they are in the building, typically they will show an actual camera shot of the announcers.
Edit 2: Happy Birthday, sir! 🎉🎉🎉
Waiting on your video post for game 6😢