No place like home as the host has won all five after the Jets held serve on Wednesday. Now Winnipeg heads to St Louis minus Mark Scheifele (after taking a big hit from Brayden Schenn on Wednesday), who will miss Game Six, though depth improved in Game Five when Gabe Vilardi returned to the ice for the first time in a month. Yet the venue has meant everything in this series, and worth noting how the Blues outscored the Jets 12-3 across Games 3 and 4 at Enterprise Center. Still, they'll need to relocate their winning recipe, forechecking and breaking the puck out of their own zone, to extend their win streak to 15 at home. Play Blues on Money Line

I mentioned when I took Winnipeg in Game 5 that I would likely be coming back on Friday with the Blues at home. I thought from the jump this series would go seven games and I haven't changed my mind. The Blues won both games at home by a combined score of 12-3 and now Winnipeg will be without captain Mark Scheifele, who was injured early in Game 5. St. Louis goaltender Jordan Binnington is 10-4-1 over his past 15 starts with a .909 save percentage and 2.26 goals-against average. I think he gets the job done here and the Blues force a Game 7 back in Winnipeg.

Do I lean Blues winning Friday? I do. But, again, I take gifts and +1 is a gift. First time since 2022 where a home team has won the first five of an NHL playoff series. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck was nothing short of terrible in the two games in St. Louis and really hasn't been very good in this series overall but for one game. And now Winnipeg is without captain and second-leading RS scorer Mark Scheifele due to injury for Game 6.