5 Keys: Jets at Wild, Game 3

JETS AT WILD
7 p.m. ET; USA, SN, TVAS, FS-N+
Winnipeg leads best-of-7 series 2-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. --The Minnesota Wild will try to avoid falling behind 3-0 when they play the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference First Round at Xcel Energy Center on Sunday.

This is the fourth consecutive playoff series in which the Wild have trailed 2-0. They lost the previous three.
The Jets have outscored the Wild 7-3 in the series, winning 3-2 in Game 1 and 4-1 in Game 2. Winnipeg has outshot Minnesota 84-37.
Here are 5 keys for Game 3:

1. Perreault's status

Jets coach Paul Maurice didn't have an update on forward Mathieu Perreault following practice in Winnipeg on Saturday, but he's expected to be a game-time decision. Perreault left during the second period of Game 1 after a hit from Wild captain Mikko Koivu and did not play in Game 2 on Friday. Perreault had 39 points (17 goals and 22 assists) in 70 games during the regular season.
"They're all game-time decisions," Maurice said.

2. More time in offensive zone

Winnipeg controlled play throughout the first two games. In Game 2, the Jets had more shots on goal (44) than the number of attempted shots by the Wild (40; 17 on goal). In Game 1, the Jets had 82 shot attempts (40 on goal) to 47 (20 on goal) for the Wild.
"I think a majority of (the problems have) been on us," Wild forward Zach Parise said. "We have been really out of sync. Our timing is off. We aren't putting each other in good position (to break out). We are almost passing on our problems. If we can support each other a little bit more and give each other more options and stay tight, I think we're going to look fast and play faster and get out of the zone better."

3. Byfuglien playing big

Dustin Byfuglien has been a physical presence for the Jets. He has 12 hits through two games, including a game-high eight in Game 2. The 33-year-old defenseman is also leading the Jets in ice time, averaging 23:14, and has two assists and three blocks in the series.
"He's not just a big kid, he's a good hockey player and he's playing under control," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau said of Byfuglien. "He's really learned how to play the position which is making him really good."

4. Home-ice advantage

Minnesota was 27-6-8 at home during the regular season, tying them with the Pittsburgh Penguins for second in the NHL in points (62); the Jets were tops with 66. But the Wild have have lost seven of their past eight home games in the postseason. Through the first four days of this year's playoffs, home teams were 11-4.
"I think it's just the place we feel good at," Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk said. "We need to understand just because we're home, it's not going to magically happen out there. But I think we've played some very good hockey this year in this building, and we're excited to feed off some energy from some fans and go out there and work for it."

5. Can Dubnyk's confidence remain high?

Boudreau said Dubnyk has played some of his best hockey of the season in the first two games. Dubnyk, who has made 77 saves, including a playoff NHL career-high 40 in Game 1, has a .917 save percentage despite a 3.56 goals-against average.
"I feel great. I think just both physically and mentally just being able to drown everything out," Dubnyk said. "I just want to try to continue and have that mindset, just be as sharp as I can and give these guys the best chance I can to win the game."

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Paul Stastny -- Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp -- Bryan Little --
Jack Roslovic
Brandon Tanev -- Adam Lowry -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Joe Morrow -- Dustin Byfuglien
Ben Chiarot -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Steve Mason
Scratched:Shawn Matthias, Marko Dano, Tucker Poolman
Injured:Dmitry Kulikov (lower body), Matt Hendricks (lower body), Toby Enstrom (lower body), Mathieu Perreault (upper body)

Wild projected lineup

Jason Zucker -- Eric Staal --
Mikael Granlund
Zach Parise -- Mikko Koivu -- Nino Niederreiter
Jordan Greenway -- Matt Cullen -- Charlie Coyle
Marcus Foligno -- Joel Eriksson Ek -- Daniel Winnik
Jonas Brodin -- Mathew Dumba
Nick Seeler -- Jared Spurgeon
Carson Soucy -- Nate Prosser
Devan Dubnyk
Alex Stalock
Scratched:Gustav Olofsson, Tyler Ennis, Louie Belpedio, Ryan Murphy, Kyle Rau, Kurtis Gabriel, Justin Kloos, Niklas Svedberg
Injured:Ryan Suter (fractured right ankle), Luke Kunin (torn ACL)

Status report

Winnipeg, which arrived Sunday morning after a blizzard closed the airport in Minneapolis on Saturday, did not hold a morning skate. … The Wild recalled forwards Rau, Gabriel, Kloos and goaltender Svedberg from Iowa of the American Hockey League on Sunday.