Inconvenient whiteout: Jets' flight forced home by massive snowstorm
The Winnipeg Jets benefited from a whiteout within the confines of their home rink, but Mother Nature is hitting back.
Up 2-0 in their series against the Minnesota Wild, the Jets' road to Game 3 is anything but smooth.
The team was trying to fly into Minneapolis on Saturday, but a strong winter storm forced the plane to be rerouted upstate before the Jets ultimately returned to Winnipeg.
The #NHLJets returned to Winnipeg from Duluth this afternoon due to the ongoing conditions in the Twin Cities. The plan now is to depart tomorrow morning for Minneapolis.
— Winnipeg Jets PR (@WpgJetsPR) April 14, 2018
The National Weather Service posted an ominous blizzard warning for Minnesota on Saturday afternoon, saying it's "shaping up to be a historic storm" and forecasting that "several rounds of very heavy snow" will fall through the afternoon and evening.
The snow is supposed to taper off but will continue overnight. Game 3 is set for Sunday in St. Paul at 7 p.m. ET.