Jets coach sounds off after Mark Scheifele injured in win - ESPN

Although he didn't have an immediate update on Mark Scheifele's condition Wednesday night, Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel voiced his frustrations about the play that left him without his star center.

The Jets overcame losing their first-line center in a 5-3 win against the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. Arniel and the Jets now have a 3-2 series lead as seek to close out the Blues on Friday in St. Louis. So far, the home team has won the first five games involving the Central Division rivals.

Scheifele, with 13:51 left in the first period, had just played the puck along the half wall when he was checked by Blues captain Brayden Schenn. Replays showed Scheifele might not have seen Schenn, whose forearms looked as if they connected with the top half of Scheifele's chest.

Just as Scheifele was getting up from the hit, Schenn was surrounded by Jets forwards Brandon Tanev and Gabriel Vilardi in defense of their teammate. Schenn was assessed a two-minute minor penalty for interference and another two-minute minor for roughing. Even though the Jets had a four-minute power play, the Blues' penalty kill didn't give up a goal.

Scheifele finished the first period, with Arniel speaking to the referees before entering the dressing room for intermission. Blues coach Jim Montgomery said postgame that he believed Scheifele was injured on a hit from Blues forward Radek Faksa and not Schenn, which prompted Arniel to voice his frustrations.

«Well, I didn't know Monty got his medical degree and trying to say how our player got hurt. He's way off base and should not make that comment,» Arniel told reporters. «There's some things that have been going on in this series, and that was a repeat of what we've