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Ducks complete sweep of Jets before whiteout crowd in Winnipeg

Anaheim Ducks v Winnipeg Jets - Game Four

WINNIPEG, MB - APRIL 22: Drew Stafford #12 and Toby Enstrom #39 try to get the puck away from Matt Beleskey #39 of the Anaheim Ducks during first period action in Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2015 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the MTS Centre on April 22, 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Marianne Helm/Getty Images)

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The Winnipeg Jets might look back on this series with the Anaheim Ducks and see a number of missed opportunities that proved costly.

The Jets held third-period leads in each of the first three games, and couldn’t hold on. The Ducks led the league in third-period comebacks during the regular season, and continued that trend in this series.

On Wednesday, the Ducks silenced the Jets with a 5-2 win in Winnipeg. The Ducks are off to the second round after completing the sweep.

“Every time we gained an inch, they came back with two. It was just one of those things. It was an even series,” said Blake Wheeler, as per Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun.

As the final seconds ticked down, the fans, clad in white, stood to salute their team. Their team saluted the fans following the handshake. It’s been 19 years since a Stanley Cup playoff game took place in that city and Jets fans were loud from start to finish during Games 3 and 4.

A force in Game 3, Ryan Kesler showed up in similar fashion in the clincher, scoring twice in the third period, including the winner less than seven minutes into the third period.

The Jets made a game of it.

As the fans stood up, trying to give their team a push, Mark Stuart scored on a point shot right off a faceoff to get Winnipeg within a goal and with more than nine minutes left to find the equalizer.

But Kesler finished it off, killing any chance of a comeback with his second of the period.

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