WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- The city of Winnipeg is enjoying its first-ever trip to an NHL conference final with unbridled enthusiasm. An estimated 25,000 fans packed a downtown street party prior to Game 1, before the Jets defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2. Businesses across the region have posted signs in their windows supporting the team and their simple slogan: "Go Jets Go!" Nearly every fan obeyed the team's call for a whiteout at Bell MTS Place, as stores can't stock up on white Jets apparel fast enough.
The whiteout, however, extends past the arena and into other areas of everyday life: such as buying a car.