GAMEDAY: Jets at Flames (Game 2)

EDMONTON -The Winnipeg Jets know they have to be better in Game 2 of their best-of-five Qualifying Round series against the Calgary Flames - and it holds true regardless of if Mark Scheifele or Patrik Laine are available for Monday's puck drop.
Scheifele and Laine had a combined 57 goals in the 2019-20 regular season - good enough for nearly 27 per cent of Winnipeg's offensive output this season - so the challenge of replacing them is very real for the Jets.
But the Jets have faced adversity all season. They're not about to start using it as an excuse now.
"Getting up off the mat was something we learned to do, seemingly every week," said head coach Paul Maurice. "We'll get it put to the test now."

The Jets weren't happy with their play on special teams in Game 1 after going 0-for-7 on the power play - and giving up a shorthanded goal - and kill two of Calgary's four power plays.
"We'll work on some special teams in this practice," Maurice said on Sunday. "This is a great test for them. This is a great opportunity for them to rally again, to figure out how to handle a playoff loss and be a lot better and harder the next night."

At even strength, the Jets outscored Calgary 1-0 and held the edge in high-danger chances (according to Natural Stat Trick), 8-2.
At one point early in Game 1, the Jets held a 7-2 edge in shots on goal, but Calgary came on strong after that, holding a 27-13 advantage in that category after 40 minutes.
Forward Adam Lowry, who assisted on his team's lone goal in Game 1, felt the Jets were a little off on their game Saturday night - which allowed Calgary to establish theirs.
"We weren't as sharp as we needed to be. I think that slowed us down and allowed their physicality to be an advantage for them," said Lowry, who feels the Jets can use their speed against a hard forechecking Flames team.
"Sometimes you can use that against them. When teams get overly aggressive, if you can connect on a few short passes, you're out of your zone quick and you get through the neutral zone with speed."

With the status of Scheifele and Laine up in the air - the Jets are waiting for medical opinions to come in before updating the status of either player - Maurice has line-up decisions to make.
Blake Wheeler has experience at centre. He played there in 2017-18 and also for a stretch of time early this season shortly after Bryan Little's injury on November 5.
"You put Blake Wheeler in the middle, you get something - a heavy man down low in the D-zone - but you lose something especially against a trapping team. He gets down the wall so well, he can create loose pucks," said Maurice, expanding on what he'll be weighing in terms of where the Jets captain will play.
"I like Blake in the middle against heavy zone time teams because he's big and strong down low," Maurice said. "The cost to that is what he can do up front off the wing and putting pressure down the walls."

When Nikolaj Ehlers left the exhibition game against Vancouver, it was Jansen Harkins who came into the game with a little under 10 minutes to go in regulation.
Harkins had seven points in 29 NHL games this season and could also be an option for Maurice.
But however the Jets coach works the line-up, he has an expectation his team will bounce back.
"We've got really good leadership in our room. We're going to miss Mark, he's a big part of that, but it's also a nice proving ground," said Maurice.
"This is a great test for them. This is a great opportunity for them to rally again, to figure out how to handle a playoff loss and be a lot better and harder the next night."
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Trailing 1-0 in the best-of-five, the Jets are focused only on what they can control.
It's helped them before. They're confident it will help again.
"Going into Game 2, that's our mindset, do the things that made us successful all year and the rest will take care of itself," said Lowry. "We could have some big pieces that could potentially be missing for (Monday)'s game, those are tough holes to fill. If everyone does their own job, each line contributes - they're all built a little differently - it bodes well."