Winnipeg Jets fans fill downtown for first game of Western Conference finals

Winnipeggers are more than ready for the Winnipeg Jets' first Western Conference finals appearance in franchise history.

The team played the Vegas Golden Knights at Bell MTS Place Saturday starting at 6 p.m. but fans were packed into the Winnipeg Whiteout Street Party starting at 4 p.m.

The street party the first party of the playoffs to require tickets to get in to the free event quickly sold out when those tickets went on sale Friday.

After practice earlier in the day Saturday Jets' captain Blake Wheeler told media the team does not want to let those fans down.

"We're coming in focused on tonight," he said. "We're just trying to play our game and let our crowd cheer a little bit."