The message is simple for the Winnipeg Jets.If they hope to stay alive in their Western Conference second-round series against the Dallas Stars, they need to score more goals.The Stars own a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series heading into Game 5 on Thursday night in Winnipeg.After splitting the first two games at home, the Jets lost Games 3 and 4 in Dallas, scoring a total of three goals.The Jets and Stars each averaged 3.35 goals per game during the regular season, which was tied for third in the NHL.Winnipeg had 32 shots on goal in Game 4 on Tuesday, another 20 that were off target and 18 more that were blocked, but only one attempt made it past Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger and into the net in the 3-1 loss.”If we can’t find more than one goal, we’re not going to win hockey games, especially against this hockey team,” Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel said. “You put up 70 attempts, you’ve got to get rewarded, but that means you’ve got to work a little harder if it’s not going in.”Arniel said the Jets can drive to the net harder, be quicker to rebounds and screen Oettinger’s line of sight more often.”We’ve done it in the past,” he said. “We’ve got to find a way to do it next game.”The Jets are also 1-for-16 on the power play in the series (6.25 percent) after finishing No. 1 in the NHL during the regular season (28.9 percent), one reason they finished with the best record in the league.Nikolaj Ehlers, who scored the lone goal for Winnipeg in Tuesday’s loss, said the Jets just need to play with more vigor.”(The Stars) are hard on the puck when they get into battles and we need to be harder and get those pucks out,” he said. “That’s where we’ve been able to create a lot of chances throughout the regular season.”
