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Winnipeg's winter wallop forces NHL to push back Jets-Kraken game

The NHL has pushed back a scheduled matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets as a winter storm sweeps through southern Manitoba.

League reschedules game to take place on May 1

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Winnipeg goaltender Connor Hellebuyck celebrates after the team's win over Montreal on Monday. The Jets' upcoming game against the Seattle Kraken was postponed due to the storm expected to sweep through Manitoba. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press)

The NHL has pushed back a scheduled matchup between the Seattle Kraken and Winnipeg Jets as a winter storm sweeps through southern Manitoba.

Environment Canada is warning people in Winnipeg to prepare for hazardous winter conditions beginning overnight Tuesday, including up to 50 cm of snow and winds gusting up to 70 km per hour, creating zero visibility at times.

The NHL says the game, originally scheduled for Wednesday, will instead be played at 1 p.m. CT on May 1.

The league says the storm would not only force the cancellation of the game but prevent "timely and necessary post-game travel."

The Jets are set to face the Panthers in Florida on Friday.

Winnipeg (35-28-11) kept its faint playoff hopes alive Monday with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. The Kraken (23-43-6) have been eliminated from post-season contention in their inaugural season.

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Meanwhile, the Western Hockey League announced that a game between the Winnipeg Ice and Regina Pats, scheduled for Thursday at Winnipeg's Wayne Fleming Arena, has also been postponed. A date for the make-up match was not announced.

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