Mark Scheifele won't travel with Jets to St. Louis for Game 6 - ESPN

Winnipeg Jets coach Scott Arniel said Thursday that star center Mark Scheifele will not travel with team ahead of Game 6 against the St. Louis Blues.

Scheifele will remain in Winnipeg after he missed the second and third periods of his team's 5-3 victory Wednesday against the Blues in Game 5 of the Western Conference quarterfinals.

«You're hoping for the best that maybe he wakes up today and things are better,» Arniel told reporters before the team flight to St. Louis. «But right now, he won't be making the trip, and we'll just go day-to-day moving forward.»

With 13:51 remaining in the opening period, the Jets were in the Blues' zone when Schiefele had just played the puck along the half wall. That's when he was instantly checked by Blues captain Brayden Schenn. Schiefele appeared to be concentrating on the puck and looked as if he did not see Schenn, who connected with the top half of Scheifele's chest and knocked him down to the ice.

Schenn was given a two-minute minor for interference and another two-minute minor for roughing.

A little more than 10 minutes later, Schiefele was involved in another physical sequence. He was just about to reach the Blues' zone when forward Radek Faksa also checked him and appeared to have struck Schiefele in the same area as the previous hit from Schenn.

Scheifele finished the first period, but Arniel spoke to the officials as both teams were entering the dressing room before first intermission. Blues coach Jim Montgomery confirmed with reporters after the game that Arniel spoke to the officials about the Schenn hit before sharing his thoughts.

«Let's make it clear: Fifty-five got hurt from the Faksa hit,» Montgomery said. «He played six minutes after the Schenn hit. He didn't come back