Jets confident despite odds heading into Game 5 against Golden Knights

WINNIPEG -- Historically, the odds are stacked against the Winnipeg Jets.
A 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday left the Jets trailing 3-1 in the Western Conference Final. The best-of-7 series shifts to Bell MTS Place for Game 5 on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, TVAS, SN), when Winnipeg's season will be on the line.

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Since 1974-75, teams that take a 3-1 lead in the conference finals/NHL Semifinals are 41-1. The New Jersey Devils rallied to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in seven games in the Eastern Conference Final in 2000.
Despite those slim odds, the Jets say they haven't stopped believing they can become the second team to accomplish the comeback.
"Well, we have the belief," Jets forward Adam Lowry said after practice Saturday. "[The] fourth game is the hardest one to win. I think we feel like we've been right there in this whole series. I think for the most part we really liked our game [on Friday]. We've been a great team at home all year."

Lowry said the Jets have been left frustrated at times; they've scored five goals on 103 shots during their three-game losing streak. But he's happy with the chances that have been generated.
"I feel we believe we're right there in the series," Lowry said. "I don't think it feels like it's a 3-1 series. We believe we're right there. We have a lot of belief we can come back. It's a little frustrating when you have those things, that much zone time, the pucks might not be going in as frequently as we are used to."
The Jets, who led the NHL with 32 wins at home during the regular season, faced elimination in Game 7 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Nashville Predators but came away with a 5-1 road victory. Jets coach Paul Maurice said he wants his players to replicate their preparations from that game Sunday.
"Going into Game 7, there's as much pressure in that game as there was here, right?" Maurice said. "It's the exact same game. This one is at home. We'll need that crowd. They've been great for us."
The Jets won the three home games they played in the first round against the Minnesota Wild but were 1-2 against the Predators in the second round.
"These are the best games, always are, when everything is on the line," Maurice said. "Everybody will be at their most excited. You have to find a way. It shouldn't be very difficult to love every minute of it.
"The greater the stakes in anything, we think, especially when you live a life in pro sports, eventually that's what it's all about. This has to be your finest hour. Before the puck drops, I'm not talking about the play, be able to get your mind that this is the most fun game of the year now."
Jets defenseman Ben Chiarot said as cliché as it is to say they have to take the game one shift at a time, it's the simple truth for a team that is playing with its season hanging in the balance.
"I mean, in the back of your mind you're going to have the big picture there, winning three in a row," Chiarot said. "Once the day comes, once game day comes, you're just focused on that day, what you do to prepare for the game. Once the puck drops, that's all you're focused on is your next shift."