The Winnipeg Jets won't have forward Mark Scheifele in the lineup on Friday night when they hope to eliminate the St. Louis Blues with a Game 6 road victory.

WINNIPEG – Mark Scheifele will not play for the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round on Friday. The forward did not return after the first period of the Jets’ 5-3 win against the St. Louis Blues in Game 5 on Wednesday.

Winnipeg Jets star forward Mark Scheifele will not travel to St. Louis for Game 6 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the Blues on Friday, coach Scott Arniel announced. Scheifele absorbed a couple big hits during the first period of Winnipeg's 5-3 win in Game 5 on Wednesday.