Cayden Primeau stopped 24 shots to lead the Laval Rocket to a 4-1 victory over the Manitoba Moose at Place Bell in Laval on Friday night.

It was a bit of payback for Manitoba's 5-4 upset win on Wednesday. With the loss, the Moose fell to 24-32-0-0 on the season.

Kristian Reichel scored Manitoba's only goal. C.J. Seuss picked up his 10th assist of the season. Eric Comrie stopped 22 shots in the Moose net.

The Moose go at it again on Saturday night at 6 p.m. in Belleville. the Moose-Senators matchup will be broadcast live on TSN 1290.

Rocket Gains Revenge on Moose

<h2>GAME 2 GOES FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8:30 PM AT CANADA LIFE CENTRE</h2>The Dallas Stars simply had too much Mikko Rantanen for the Winnipeg Jets.&nbsp;Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre, Rantanen scored a natural hat trick and that’s all Dallas needed as they won Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Divisional Final 3-2 over the Winnipeg Jets.&nbsp;After getting off to a terrible start, the Jets righted the ship and played solid hockey for two and half periods, but Rantanen scored two power-play goals and the Jets failed to score on all four of their power-play opportunities and that was clearly the difference.&nbsp;The Jets didn’t show up for the start of the first period, but fortunately, their MVP goaltender did. Hellebuyck was sensational as Dallas stormed out, completely dominated the game, controlled the Winnipeg zone and outshot the Jets 9-0 in the first seven minutes.&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a1942go.jpg">But eventually, the Jets woke up and thanks to a couple of penalties to the Stars, Winnipeg mounted an impressive offensive attack and while they didn’t score, they did take the next nine shots and finished the first period outshooting the Stars (the Jets first power-play unit had 10 of the shots)13-12.&nbsp;The two teams went to their respective dressing rooms tied at zero and it was the first time this post-season that the Jets didn’t allow a goal in the first period.&nbsp;The Jets got on then board first at 3:30 of the second period when Nino Niedrreiter picked up a pass (lost puck) from Mason Appleton and fired a backhander past the Stars’ Jake Oettinger. It looked like a harmless shot, but Oettinger wasn’t ready for it and was clearly out of position.&nbsp;However, the Stars tied it at 9:43 when Mikko Rantanen banged home a loose puck in Hellebuyck’s crease. It was Rantanen’s sixth goal of the playoffs, and it was the start of the Jets collapse.&nbsp;Rantanen scored again at 14:21 and then completed the natural hat-trick on the power play at 16:38. Sat this point, he had six goals in his last three periods.&nbsp;The Jets stayed alive at 17:35 when Mark Scheifele took a perfect pass from Gabriel Vilardi and beat Oettinger with a perfectly placed wrist shot to the corner.&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3767go.jpg">The Stars led 3-2 after two periods, but things didn’t look good for the Jets simply because Winnipeg had wasted three power play opportunities. Meanwhile, Dallas had scored on its only power play chance and any fan in the building had to know that the Jets were unlikely to see another power play while Dallas was going to get at least one more.&nbsp;The signs were everywhere, there were two obvious Stars penalties in their own end – one tripping and one hooking – but the officials were not calling another penalty on Dallas until they’d evened things up. So even though Winnipeg had outshot Dallas 21-20 and even though they’d played the Stars even up in five-on-five situations, the penalty tally did not bode well for Winnipeg.&nbsp;And of course, it happened. Jason Robertson ran into Gabriel Vilardi as the puck came out of the Winnipeg zone. Neither official saw it but one of them saw enough of the aftermath to make up an elbowing call against Vilardi.&nbsp;To the Jets credit, they fought it off and ended up with a power play of their own as the Stars Tyler Seguin high-sticked Neal Pionk. It was an odd high stick considering Pionk didn’t have the puck and Seguin had no need to lift Pionk’s stick. Seguin just jammed his stick into Pionk’s face. Again, odd.&nbsp;For the rest of the period, the Jets had some great chances, but the puck luck they enjoyed in that marvellous 4-3 comeback against St. Louis in Game 7 of the first round on Sunday, just didn’t follow them into Wednesday night.&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a7152go.jpg">Vilardi, Ehlers and Scheifele all had glorious opportunities to score in the dying minutes, but either Oettinger made the save or the puck went wide.&nbsp;The Jets outshot Dallas 11-4 in the third period, 32-24 overall, and outhit the Stars 46-24, but an anemic powerplay and too much Rantanen was the difference in the opener.&nbsp;The two teams will get back at it on Friday night at 8:30 at Canada Life Centre. It’s unlikely this will be a short series.

Rantanen Scores Three As Dallas Takes The Opener 3-2

<h2>Jets fall to Rantanen and Stars</h2>RECAP:The Winnipeg Jets have lost a game at home for the first time this postseason.The Jets fell 3-2 to Mikko Rantanen's Dallas Stars in Game 1 of the best-of-seven second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Coming off a third period hat trick in Game 7 of his opening round, Rantanen produced a natural hat trick in the second period, for his sixth goal in the past three periods. That was somehow enough to shut down Winnipeg's offence.Nino Niederreiter and Mark Scheifele had the Jets' two goals on a night the team seemed rather disjoint.The power play went a miserable 0/4, while the penalty kill allowed one of Rantanen's markers.Connor Hellebuyck didn't allow a first period goal for the first time all postseason, but still skated off the ice with the loss. It wasn't pretty and it wasn't enough. The Jets will need a stronger effort on Friday night in hopes of evening the series in Game 2 at 8:50 PM central time from Canada Life Centre. HIGHLIGHTS:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920285965928571256">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920285965928571256</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920286199152791939">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920286199152791939</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920294871295803703">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920294871295803703</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920295483651613163">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920295483651613163</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920298395790684340">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920298395790684340</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920300720957370618">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920300720957370618</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920300954999533675">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920300954999533675</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920303382113259889">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920303382113259889</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920307851764941267">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920307851764941267</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920311599484559464">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920311599484559464</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920312163710693694">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920312163710693694</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920318631570805082">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920318631570805082</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920319228042678490">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920319228042678490</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920328680913420355">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1920328680913420355</a> PHOTOS:The extended photo library from Wednesday's game vs. Dallas is courtesy of Scott Stroh and James Carey Lauder:<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a7691go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00857.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8775go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8819go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00697.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc01527.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc01152.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a9469go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a9307go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a1942go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a5775go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a4992go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a5200go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0833go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3742go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0055go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a6529go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3349go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc01504.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a7282go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a7152go.jpg">QUOTEABLE:Nino Niederreiter on Dallas' strong start:“They had a great start. It’s something we need to get better at. Our start was once again, not very good. It’s something we know we’ve got to do better and it was a completely different series than the St. Louis one. They are obviously a very experienced team. They know how to be in a tight game, they are extremely patient. That is something we’ve got to learn from.”Mikko Rantanen on his bank-shot goal:"Sometimes it goes that way. You know even that third goal that goes off them and goes five hole. You go through a tough stretch you know you pray for those and those never come. So sometimes it's up and down, it's hockey and now it's going well individually and as a team. It's important in the playoffs. Like I've said before, if you win or had a good game never get too high just kind of reset and enjoy for five minutes after the game and reset."WHAT’S NEXT:Winnipeg will host Dallas in Game 2 of the second round at Canada Life Centre on Friday at 8:50 PM central time. The game can be viewed live on Sportsnet.

Game 1 Game On Recap: Winnipeg Jets 2 Dallas Stars 3

<h2>JETS OFF TO SECOND ROUND OF PLAYOFFS WITH 4-3 DOUBLE OT WIN IN GAME 7</h2>Like a miracle, the Winnipeg Jets are moving on to Round 2 of the Stanely Cup playoffs.&nbsp;And you had to be there. You just had to experience a 4-3 double overtime victory in Game 7 because it doesn’t happen every day.&nbsp;Wow! When Vlad Namestnikov scored at 18:05 of the third period and the St. Louis Blues ahead of the Jets 3-1, Canada Life Centre awakened with a roar.&nbsp;But when Cole Perfetti scored with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation time to tie the game at 3-3, you’d have thought a tornado went through downtown Winnipeg. The roar was guttural. It started slowly, a little high-pitched at first, and then turned into thunder.&nbsp;A Winnipeg Jets team that appeared to have nothing left in the tank, a team without its two best players, Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele, had just come back from a 3-1 deficit against the determined St. Louis Blues -- with less than 2 ½ minutes to play -- and tied Game 7 of the Divisional semifinal at 3-3.&nbsp;Then, at 16:10 in the second overtime – almost exactly four hours after the opening faceoff – playing with only five defencemen in the lineup, the Jets got a goal from Adam Lowry to win it."It's the kind of thing you dream about as a kid," Lowry said afterward. "I mean, you don't dream about it going in off your leg, but you dream about scoring the winning goal in overtime in a Game 7."<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/lowry-3.jpg">Inside the Canada Life Centre, it was as loud as anything I’ve ever heard in my life. The building actually shook.&nbsp;In fact, calling it the Miracle on Portage Ave. would not be stretching things too much.&nbsp;After all, in the third period, this Jets team was downtrodden, beaten up, one of their top players was obviously playing hurt – at times Nikolaj Ehlers could barely skate – and yet, even without their two best players, they’d somehow made a game of it.&nbsp;But not just a game, a remarkable comeback that will go down in the annals of Stanley Cup lore as perhaps the greatest comeback of all time.&nbsp;Here are some numbers:&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp; 19:58 of the third period was the latest time a team had scored to tie a Game 7 in Stanley Cup history.&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp; Neal Pionk played 46 minutes and 15 seconds and had three assists.&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kyle Connor assisted on three Jets goals including Perfetti’s tying goal and Lowry’s winner.&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Jets outshot the Blues 47-29, but Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck might have made the better saves.&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Jets were outshot 7-3 in the first period, but were never outshot again. In fact, in the first period, St. Louis took a 2-0 lead, and the Jets looked like they were out of it. But this team never gives up and it never surrenders.&nbsp;Sunday night at Canada Life Centre, the St. Louis Blues appeared as if they were going to coast into the second round of the playoffs, but that's when the Jets tied it with only a wisp of a moment to play.&nbsp;In a building filled the building with loud, screaming white-clad fans -- fans who absolutely adore them – the Jets gave them more than they could ever have imagined. It was the comeback of the Century and maybe the greatest game ever played at Canada Life Centre.&nbsp;Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues at 1:10 of the first and then Mathieu Joseph scored on a shot that Hellebuyck simply fanned on at 7:16 and the rest of the game for the Jets - without Morrissey and Scheifele -- was as difficult as it could possibly be. Vlad Namestnikov missed an open net, Gabriel Vilardi had a couple of good chances but couldn’t beat Jordan Binnington and Kyle Connor was around the net all night but was not rewarded.&nbsp;The Jets did put on a hard-nosed comeback in the second period with Cole Perfetti scoring a beautiful tip-in goal on the power play at 11:41, but the Blues scored again with 34 seconds remaining in the second (the third time in the series they scored with less than 40 seconds to play in a period) and took a 3-1 lead into the third.&nbsp;In the third period, there were churches in Winnipeg that were louder on Sunday than Winnipeg’s downtown rink, but when Namestnikov scored at 18:05, there was a roar -- and a chance.&nbsp;When Perfetti scored, it was absolutely insane.&nbsp;After that brilliant President’s Trophy-winning season and all the wonderful nights at the Canada Life Centre this winter. After Hellebuyck’s brilliance and the scoring prowess of Scheifele, Connor, Ehlers (who had to be hurt because he could barely skate) and Vilardi, the Jets had been run out of St. Louis and it looked like they were going to be run out of their own barn, but there was no quit in them.&nbsp;This tremendous team built by Kevin Cheveldayoff found a way to win.&nbsp;And they did it despite the Blues’ strategy of running Scheifele, Connor, Morrissey and Pionk at every opportunity. Blues head coach Jim Montgomery did what he needed to do to win, knowing that the officials aren’t going to do anything to protect the players. His “attempt-to-injure” approach to the series, his plan to get one of the Jets smaller, quicker D-men or goal-scoring forwards worked when Schenn and Radek Faksa took out Scheifele in Game 5.&nbsp;Of course, things got even worse in Game 7 when Montgomery’s plan worked again. Morrissey was taken out midway through the first period of the final game and never returned. The Jets are not the same team without their best defenceman.&nbsp;By the way, for those who don’t want to believe that wasn’t the plan, you just had to listen to the post-game interviews after Game 5. Montgomery made it clear that Schenn didn’t take out Scheifele, but Faksa did. Somebody was going to take out Scheifele and Montgomery wanted to make sure the right guy got the credit.&nbsp;Of course, in the end, it didn’t work. Players like Morgan Barron, Brandon Tanev, Hayden Fleury, Luke Schenn, Dylan DeMelo, Dylan Samberg, Mason Appleton and Gabriel Vilardi just worked and worked and worked while the stars played like the stars they are. Hellebuyck, Perfetti, Ehlers (despite the injury), Connor, Pionk, Lowry and Namestnikov were sensational.&nbsp;When you score with 1.6 seconds to play and then scored at 16:10 of the second overtime, you are a team that doesn’t quit. And when you have the fans behind them like the Jets have, there is never any reason to believe it’s over. No matter the score.&nbsp;Can’t wait for Dallas to arrive on Wednesday. The next round might be even better.&nbsp;

The Miracle on Portage Avenue: Jets Come Back to Win Game 7 in Double OT

<h2>Jets storm back to save season with double overtime win</h2>RECAP:Miraculously, the Winnipeg Jets' 2024-25 season did not come to an end on Sunday night.Falling behind 2-0 just a few minutes into the game, the Jets held their composure and scored a big goal to cut the lead in half.But St. Louis struck back, pulling back ahead 3-1 late in the second period.Winnipeg was unable to do much in the third period - that is, until head coach Scott Arniel opted to pull his goaltender for the extra attacker.That extra attacker made all the difference, as the Jets scored not once, but twice - including the game-tying-goal with just 1.6 seconds remaining to send it to overtime.And Winnipeg did what Winnipeg does best in overtime: score goals.Cole Perfetti got two deflection goals for the Jets, while Adam Lowry redirected the game-winner off a Neal Pionk point shot at 16:30 of the second overtime period, sending downtown Winnipeg into an absolute frenzy. With half the team storming the goal scorer and the other half charging their backstop, the celebration continues for nearly a half hour at Canada Life Centre following the time of the goal. Winnipeg will now move on to face Dallas in the second round, set to begin on Wednesday night, right back at home. HIGHLIGHTS:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919157972934017384">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919157972934017384</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919159253610438675">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919159253610438675</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919166552844206584">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919166552844206584</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919167212083978499">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919167212083978499</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919167752427753578">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919167752427753578</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919167942211543543">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919167942211543543</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919171815341216029">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919171815341216029</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919174613688266974">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919174613688266974</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919175281769656690">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919175281769656690</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919176041706205612">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919176041706205612</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919180107983258099">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919180107983258099</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919181622336790870">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919181622336790870</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919185988510711874">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919185988510711874</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919186805938856309">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919186805938856309</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919204532531192114">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919204532531192114</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919204669571948836">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919204669571948836</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919219020215308669">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919219020215308669</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919227416276357223">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919227416276357223</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919228144378171834">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919228144378171834</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919233038388474221">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919233038388474221</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919233100040614276">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1919233100040614276</a> PHOTOS:The extended photo library from Sunday's game vs. St. Louis is courtesy of Scott Stroh:<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09187.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09302.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08912.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09668.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09742.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00088.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00133-2.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00178.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00283.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09565.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09487.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc00596.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09662.jpg">QUOTEABLE:Adam Lowry on his emotions during the later stages of the game:"It's hard to put into words. Our mantra from training camp (was) get better every day, focus on the process, and the results will take care of themselves and I'm just really proud of the guys. You get down 2-0, Game 7, it kind of feels like it's an insurmountable lead 3-1 late. But to score two with the goalie out and to just have life. And for Fetts to bring the building to its feet with one and a half seconds* left is incredible. So a wild game, but that's our group. There's not a lot of quit in here."Cole Perfetti on his record-setting goal:"It's pretty cool. It's kind of what you dream of. Playing in a Game 7. First time ever doing that, it was awesome playing in front of this crowd. It was incredible tonight. Some great plays late in that game. Vladdy gets us going and then a lot of that starts with Gabe and Lows down low, battling. Exhausted, but battling through and winning puck battles. Then Fly makes a great play to KC, he makes a great play to me, and I just kind of chipped it in. Again, no quit. Guys were exhausted but fought until the last second and we got it done."WHAT’S NEXT:The Jets will face the Stars in Round 2, with the first two games taking place on Wednesday and Friday at Canada Life Centre at 8:30 PM central time.

Game 7 Game On Recap: Winnipeg Jets 4 St. Louis Blues 3

<h2>JETS HEAD BACK TO ST. LOUIS FOR GAME 6</h2>The Winnipeg Jets did exactly what they had to do on Wednesday night.&nbsp;In Game 5 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Divisional Playoff, the Jets scored five goals, took some terrible cheap shots, doled out some great hits, got tremendous goaltending from Connor Hellebuyck and beat the St. Louis Blues 5-3.&nbsp;With the win, the Jets took a 3-2 series lead heading back to St. Louis on Friday night. The home team has won all five games in this series.&nbsp;This one was a rock ‘em, sock ‘em affair, won by the Jets despite the fact they lost their offensive leader Mark Scheifele to what appeared to be a concussion, after he took a massive blind, cheap shot hit from Blues captain Brayden Schenn. Scheifele didn't have the puck, Schenn hit him while he was looking the other way, left his feet and went right for Scheifele's head. The hit happened at the 6:12 mark of the first period and although Scheifele finished the period, he did not return to the bench to start the second and was out for the game."I think you guys know, you lose your best player, you have to step up and I think we played some really good hockey when Scheif went down," said Mason Appleton. "I didn't see the headshot but you know, he's a guy who gets away with some higher hits. I know he left his feet. At the end of the day, you just Scheif's all right."&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/scheifele.jpg">The length of time he misses is still to be determined.&nbsp;Regardless, the Jets got a goal and two assists from Kyle Connor and sealed their third win of the post-season.&nbsp;The first period of this thing was wild. Referees Kelly Sutherland and Jake Brenk were a disgrace to the sport. They missed calls, ignored calls, made calls they didn’t see, and worst of all, made up rules as they went along. It was perhaps the worst officiating performance I’ve witnessed at Canada Life Centre and I’ve witnessed a lot of bad officiating (more bad than good, frankly).&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/knuckleheads.jpg">The Jets opened the scoring at 1:23 as Kyle Connor scored his fourth of the post-season. The Blues tied it at 3:42 and then Nino Niederreiter tipped home a shot by Dylan Samberg to give Winnipeg a 2-1 advantage.&nbsp;That lead held up because Connor Hellebuyck made the greatest stick save in NHL history. I’m not sure he even saw the puck on the replay. It was uncanny, saved a goal and might have saved the game. He also made a sensational save off Colton Parayko with 30 seconds left in the period that might have been a game-saver, as well.&nbsp;Credit to Hellebuyck and the Jets in the first 20 minutes. They survived the Blues and two worthless referees (the game would be better and fairer with no referees at all) and led by a goal.&nbsp;The second period started with no Mark Scheifele. Still groggy from a dreadful blindside interference by Brayden Schenn, Scheifele’s absence was immediately felt as the Blues’ Jimmy Snuggerud took what a appeared to be a harmless shot from an odd angle that went between Hellebuyck’s legs. It was a cheapie, and it set the tone.&nbsp;The Jets, who had outshot the Blues 14-7 overall by the midway point in the second period continued to pressure St. Louis, but Jordan Binnington was simply too good. Neal Pionk went in almost all alone and drilled a shot that Binnington picked out of the air. It was a brilliant stop.&nbsp;But then the Jets got a cheapie of their own. Dylan DeMelo took a wrister from the point that Binnington blocked easily with his blocker. However, it deflected off Colton Parayko’s butt, changed direction and went in the net as the Jets’ 15th shot resulted in their third goal.&nbsp;Later in the period, the Jets went tic-tac-toe – Appleton to Connor to Namestnikov. Suddenly it was 4-2 with just over a minute to play in the second period and the Jets had scored two in a row without Mark Scheifele."You always want to contribute," said Namestnikov. "Hockey is not all about scoring. You have to defend, as well. I love to put a lot of pressure on myself to do that."&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/namestnikov.jpg">In the second period, the Jets outshot St. Louis 14-4 (22-9 overall) and looked like a team that was destined to win this series.&nbsp;The third period was a bit of a blur. Luke Schenn blocked a shot that was destined for a corner of the Jets net. Namestnikov led a rush, did everything right, faked out Binnington and missed the empty net (second empty net missed by the Jets, Perfetti had the other one).&nbsp;The Blues pressured the Jets, firing off cheap shots left and right, and I’m not being critical of the Blues. If you can get away with cross-checking an opponent in the back in front of a referee who has been told to keep it close, then do it, I say. It’s why I’m still a proponent of fighting in hockey. If the officials aren’t going to protect the players, then the likes of Bob Probert, John Ferguson and Colton Orr should be there to do it. Wednesday night, the officiating was a fiasco, but to be fair, it’s been that way in just about every game in the post-season. The officiating is rotten every game, every night. I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a bloodbath in St. Louis on Friday.&nbsp;The Jets sealed the deal when Adam Lowry scored into an empty net at 16:47. The Blues hacked and chopped their way to a third goal at 19:09, and by then Sutherland and Brenk had signed off on the entire evening. Those two weren’t going to call anything and probably shouldn’t have been paid for taking off the final two periods.&nbsp;The Jets outshot St. Louis 26-19 and outhit them 44-38. The Blues won 57 per cent of the faceoffs.&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/namestnikov-scores-winnipeg's-fourth-goal.jpg">The three stars were Kyle Connor, Vladislav Namestnikov and Dylan DeMelo. The best line of the night belonged to Connor with a goal, two assists, three points and a plus-three with one shot and one hit in 20 minutes and 43 seconds of ice time. Jaret Anderson-Dolan led the Jets with six hits in just 9:40 of ice time.&nbsp;Game 6 in the series goes Friday night at 7 in St. Louis. It will be barnburner.&nbsp;

Jets Beat Blues 5-3 in a Rock 'em, Sock 'em Affair in Game 5

<h2>Jets prevail, take 3-2 series lead over st. louis</h2>RECAP:The Winnipeg Jets put together another strong home effort on Wednesday night, beating the St. Louis Blues 5-3 and taking a 3-2 series lead to Missouri for Friday's Game 6.Coming back home to Canada Life Centre with the best-of-seven knotted at two games a piece, the Jets were looking for some retribution following back-to-back blowout losses on the road. They scored early and often, with Kyle Connor getting thing going just over a minute into Wednesday's affair.Winnipeg had three different leads in the game, but only pulled ahead by two goals with 1:09 left in the second period. Again, it was Connor, who picked up his second assist of the night on a three-on-one rush up-ice, to which he got the puck to Vlad Namestnikov. Elevated into the first line centre role, he put it past Jordan Binnington, for what eventually worked out to be the game-winner.Namestnikov was in that spot thanks to a dirty hit from Blues' captain Brayden Schenn, who jumped a foot in the air before coming in direct contact with Mark Scheifele's head. The Jets' top centre finished the first period, but did not return to the ice for the second and third. Nino Niederreiter, Dylan DeMelo and Adam Lowry got the other goals for Winnipeg, while Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves on the 19 pucks sent his way. Game 6 will go from Enterprise Arena on Friday night at 7:00 PM central time. HIGHLIGHTS:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917749737677283711">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917749737677283711</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917751617283317806">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917751617283317806</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917757821963084230">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917757821963084230</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917758409224642827">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917758409224642827</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917759921279451304">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917759921279451304</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917765005753176407">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917765005753176407</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917774675956097198">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917774675956097198</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917780220956008786">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917780220956008786</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917782759596253544">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917782759596253544</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917784028364824713">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917784028364824713</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917788067513131224">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917788067513131224</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917797294830657902">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917797294830657902</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917803369264980071">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917803369264980071</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917804356054753607">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1917804356054753607</a>PHOTOS:The extended photo library from Wednesday's game vs. St. Louis is courtesy of Scott Stroh and James Carey Lauder:<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/0d3a9654go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8399go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/0d3a9630go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08155.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a9799go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0118go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2645go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2383go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2299go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a1704go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a1143go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8088go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a7329ref.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08423.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08471.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a6159go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0434go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08816.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2184go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2560go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08843.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3251go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3654go.jpg">QUOTEABLE:Blues head coach Jim Montgomery on Mark Scheifele's injury:"And let’s make it clear: 55 got hurt from the Faksa hit. He played six minutes after the Schenn hit. He didn’t come back after he got rocked by Faksa."Jets head coach Scott Arniel on Blues head coach Jim Montgomery's comments:"Well, I didn't know Monty got his medical degree, trying to say how our player got hurt. He's way off base. He should not make that comment. There's some things that have been going on in this series and that was a repeat of what we've seen before. A player leaving his feet and then hitting a player in a very unprotected spot. Hitting him in the sense of almost blindsiding him. I'm not happy with how the call was made. A two minute minor. Not even looking at it is what I was upset about. And it is something that we have talked to the league about for five games."WHAT’S NEXT:Game 6 will go on Friday night from Enterprise Center in Missouri. That game will get underway promptly at 7:00 PM central time. It can be viewed live on Sportsnet and CBC.

Game 5 Game On Recap: Winnipeg Jets 5 St. Louis Blues 3

<h2>JETS BLUES BANG AROUND CANADA LIFE CENTRE IN A HARD-NOSED 2-1 JETS WIN</h2>The Whiteclads at the Canada Life Centre had plenty to cheer about on Monday night. And for the second time in three nights their beloved Winnipeg Jets responded to the din.&nbsp;It was scream time once again at the White House on Portage and the Jets took everything the St. Louis Blues had to give and gave it all right back as they ground the Blues into the ice, winning 2-1 in a thriller.&nbsp;As a result, the Jets will head into St. Louis for Thursday night’s Game 3, leading the first round of the Stanley Cup’s Central Division semifinal 2-0.&nbsp;Once again, it wasn’t pretty, but it was pure Jets hockey. At least, it was 2024-25 Jets hockey. Skate, hit, grind, repeat. Don’t give the opponent anything, clog the middle, clean up the front of the net and let Connor Hellebuyck do what he does best – stop everything he can see.&nbsp;“It’s fun, this is what you play for,” said Jets D-man Luke Schenn, who was brilliant once again. “When games are this physical and this tight and the compete-level is so high on both teams, these are the ones you love. These are the ones you want to be a part of. After a game like this you’ll go home and feel sore, but it’s a good sore. You’re tired, obviously, but when you come away with a win, it doesn’t hurt as much.”<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a1071go.jpg">&nbsp;Mark Scheifele, the game’s first star was full marks for the honour. He drove the net, battled in the corners, caused chaos in the neutral zone, backchecked with authority and even won more faceoffs than he lost.&nbsp;For Scheifele, it was an almost perfect game. His aggressive net drive in the first period resulted in the game’s first goal. In the third period, his work behind the net, work that got Cole Perfetti the puck in an open spot, led to Kyle Connor’s winning goal. Scheifele was the best player on the ice for a lot of reasons.&nbsp;Scheifele has now posted back-to-back multi-point games and has five points – two goals and three assists -- in the first two playoff games. He is the first player in franchise history to record multiple point outings in each of their first two games of any playoff year.&nbsp;Connor scored the winning goal for the second straight night, and he was one of the better Jets checkers. He also didn’t get selfish and take chances after the Jets went ahead 2-1. He played safe and smart and did the job in every zone.<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0845go.jpg">&nbsp;“They came hard again just like they did in Game 1,” Connor said of the Blues. “It was a tight checking game and there weren’t odd-man rushes. They weren’t going to get beat that way and we weren’t going to get beat that way. It just came down to who wanted it more and after we got that go-ahead goal, we just did a great job of clogging up the middle and just playing good D in our zone.”&nbsp;These Jets are a resilient lot. Not many NHL teams could survive against a fast, hard-nosed lot like the Blues, a team that was red-hot down the stretch, with two of its best players out with injuries. But the Jets have taken a 2-0 series lead without Gabriel Vilardi and Nikolaj Ehlers.&nbsp;And they’ve done it because the sound defensive hockey they played all season has been amplified in this series. To think that the Blues only goal in Game 2 came on a power play with less than one second remaining in the first period says a great deal about the Jets buy-in. A team full of skilled players who can score goals have so far checked their egos at the door and played smart, responsible, tough playoff hockey.&nbsp;Most coaches would consider Monday night’s win a masterpiece. Forecheck hard, clog up the neutral zone and then play angry, aggressive hockey in your own end. It’s called a 200-foot game and it’s been played by all 18 Jets skaters.&nbsp;I mean, really. When Logan Stanley is the third star because he laid Blues bodies all over the ice for the 10 minutes and seven seconds of ice time he received, it says that his physical contribution should be lauded. And it should.&nbsp;But frankly, the best D-men on the ice were Josh Morrissey, Dylan Samberg and Luke Schenn. Samberg played 24 minutes and 30 seconds, Morrissey played 21 minutes and 53 seconds and Schenn played 17 minutes and 27 seconds. Schenn had seven hits and was plus-two; Morrissey had two shots, two takeaways, two blocked shots and was plus-one; and Samberg had two shots, two hits and two blocked shots.&nbsp;They were all just so good.&nbsp;Both teams had 22 shots on goal. But St. Louis had 10 in the first period and only 12 the rest of the way. The Jets also outhit the Blues 33-29 and make no mistake, St. Louis came to town looking to hit people. The Jets took none of it and gave most of it back.&nbsp;Game 3 goes Thursday night in St. Louis. It’ll be close, just so long as the Jets keep doing what they’re doing.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jets Beat Blues 2-1 in a Grinder. Winnipeg Leads Series 2-0

<h2>Jets come out on top in game 2</h2>RECAP:The Winnipeg Jets have taken Game 2 from the jaws of the St. Louis Blues. Coming out a little slow once again, Winnipeg woke itself up thanks in large part to a heavy neutral zone check by defenceman Logan Stanley, and partially due to another tactical defensive outing.This time, the Jets scored the first goal, only to see the visitors respond on another power play marker to make it 1-1 after 20 minutes of play. A scoreless second period made way for another big, third period Kyle Connor game-winner, as Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti combined to find Connor wide open in front of the net for the go-ahead goal just under two minutes into the final frame.For the second-straight game it was Mark Scheifele and Connor scoring for Winnipeg, with Scheifele getting things going late in the first period. And as much as they'd like to get back out there on the ice on Tuesday night, the Jets will likely use the added day between Games 2 and 3 and Games 3 and 4 for rest, appropriate travel and recovery. With the series shifting to St. Louis and the Enterprise Center booked with concerts on Friday and Saturday, there will be two days off between each contest. Thursday night's game will feature an 8:45 PM central puck drop, while Sunday's test is a noon start. Both contests can be viewed live on Sportsnet.HIGHLIGHTS:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914454928841744709">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914454928841744709</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914456317269553188">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914456317269553188</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914463549595824312">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914463549595824312</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914463960616599962">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914463960616599962</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914470275246096516">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914470275246096516</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914474463175041448">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914474463175041448</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914486554929840453">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914486554929840453</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914493547262435819">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914493547262435819</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914501226730869036">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914501226730869036</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914507814245925270">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1914507814245925270</a>PHOTOS:The extended photo library from Monday's game vs. St. Louis is courtesy of Scott Stroh:<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc06325.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc06194.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc06624.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07143.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07040.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09063.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07057.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07238-2.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07167.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07187.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc07308.jpeg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09136.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc09237.jpg">QUOTEABLE:Luke Schenn on the "Luke is better" chants: “I don’t buy it. Actually, I was laughing because in Game 1 I was trying to figure out what the heck they were saying. But as they were chanting it, the puck goes off my foot and we get scored on, so it was a bit of karma. I don’t know. Brayden has had a heck of a career too, and he’s been around a long time and won himself, too. I think Jets fans would appreciate having him on this side too. I appreciate the support from our fans, for sure. At the end of the day, I’m sure my parents are sitting in the crowding and they don’t even know what to think.”Scott Arniel on moving on to Game 3:"Again, this is all (about) Game 3 now. We'll do our postgame work tomorrow or over the next couple of days here. The guys know how hard it is, now. Like I mentioned after Game 82, we've learned some lessons about how to play in different buildings, against different teams, different styles. It can never equal what happens in these playoffs, as you guys can probably tell with just how physical it is and how fast it is. Now the guys, they recognize this is how we have to play every game and it's going to be a grind. They're going to be tight games. This is exactly... Going into St. Louis, it's going to be tight like this again and that's when we have to stay in the moment, play each shift out, and hopefully we come out on the right side of it." WHAT’S NEXT:Game 3 will be aired live on Sportsnet on Thursday evening. It will be in the late night, 8:45 PM central timeslot. Sunday's Game 4 will be played at 12:00 noon.

Game 2 Game On Recap: Winnipeg Jets 2 St. Louis Blues 1

<h2>CONNOR AND SCHEIFELE BRILLIANT AS JETS WIN GAME 1</h2>It was money in the bank.&nbsp;With a minute and 36 seconds remaining in regulation time and the game tied 3-3, Mark Scheifele found Kyle Connor alone in his spot. You know the spot. Right around the circle to the opposing goaltender’s left.&nbsp;When the puck hit Connor’s stick it was in the net in a blink. No, not even a blink. The replay camera couldn’t find a focus on the puck until it hit the net and came whipping back out almost as fast as it went in.&nbsp;It was a KFC goal. A classic. And one that will be remembered by a boatload of white-clad crazies who suffered through a few nervous moments in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series on Saturday night. In the end, the crazies went home happy as their heroes, the President’s Trophy-winning Winnipeg Jets disposed of the visiting St. Louis Blues 5-3.&nbsp;For the opening night of the Stanley Cup playoffs, this show was a mixed bag. Some of it was good, some of it was bad, but it did have a happy ending.&nbsp;“You just have to stick with it, stay positive and keep doing the right things to get your chances,” said Connor. “On those plays, those cross-ice plays, I’m just trying to get the shot off as quick as possible. It was obviously a great play by Scheif and I just tried to get it off quick.”&nbsp;It certainly wasn’t pretty. In the end there were sticks, gloves and bodies all over the ice as the Blues decided that a good fight might soften up a heavily-favoured Jets team in Game 2 on Monday. And the Blues play in Game 1 can’t be underestimated. St. Louis forced the Jets to grit out a win and don’t forget, St. Louis finished the 2024-25 season 20 points behind Winnipeg, but they arrived at Canada Life Centre ready to play smash-mouth hockey.&nbsp;To their credit, the shorthanded Jets were ready for the assault. Playing without two of their best – Gabriel Vilardi and Nikolaj Ehlers – the Jets ground it out, stayed patient and then, after trailing 3-2 through the first 40 minutes, let the big line carry the load in the third period while everybody else played absolute shut down defence.&nbsp;Make no mistake, every player in a Jets uniform pitched in – so did the fans inside and outside the arena.&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/white-out.jpg">The Jets didn’t allow a Blues goal for the final 38 minutes and 47 seconds of the game. In fact, they allowed only six shots in the last 38 minutes and 47 seconds of the game.&nbsp;Saturday night in downtown Winnipeg, there was another full house, this time it was covered in the undyed lucent pellucidity of a Winnipeg White Out and these fanatics screamed, cajoled and prayed that their Jets would get back into a game they should have controlled from the opening face-off.&nbsp;The Jets led 2-1 midway through the first, but allowed the visiting Blues to tie it before the end of the period and then take the lead in the second. Two of the three Blues’ goals were scored on the power play and all three were shots that went over the glove of Connor Hellebuyck and just under the bar.&nbsp;Ahead 3-2 after 40 minutes, the Blues played strong defensively to start the third, but then, in the wink of an eye, everything changed. At the 9:18 mark, Scheifele found Alex Iafallo alone to the left side of Blues’ goalie Jordan Binnington and fed him a perfect pass (while under duress). Iafallo proceeded to sneak the puck through the five hole and suddenly it was all tied up.&nbsp;Then, the Jets won a faceoff in the Blues zone, the puck went to Morrissey who fed Scheifele who whipped a pass to Connor who one-timed it past a startled, out-of-position Binnington.&nbsp;Not surprisingly, the Whiteclads went bonkers.&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0461go.jpg">Adam Lowry added an empty netter, Iafallo kicked the crap out of two Blues and Hellebuyck made a couple of game-saving stops in the third, and the Jets escaped with a 5-3 victory.&nbsp;Winnipeg outshot St. Louis 26-17, but the Blues dominated every other statistic. The Jets are not the same team without Ehlers and Vilardi – oh they could play without one of them and still be the President’s Trophy-winning Jets, but not without both – and yet they were still better than the Blues because (a) the big line with Iafallo and not Vilardi, was terrific, (b) Hellebuyck made the big saves when he had to and (c) the Jets second, third and fourth lines did what they needed to do. They shut down the Blues with authority.&nbsp;Scheifele finished with a goal and two assists, Connor had the winning goal and two assists, Morrissey had two assists and the virtually unknown Jared Anderson-Dolan got credit for the Jets second goal.&nbsp;Scheifele notched his third three-point game in the playoffs and surpassed Blake Wheeler to become the Jets franchise leader in career playoff points. He now has 41.&nbsp;“It’s obviously really cool,” Scheifele said. “To do it in front of the fans tonight was pretty special. It was a fun game to be a part of. I had a fun time.”&nbsp;It might not have been a Rembrandt, but it was a win in a difficult situation and everyone contributed.&nbsp;“I like that we didn’t start cheating the game,” said captain Adam Lowry afterward. “The structure was there. Once we settled into the game, we didn’t give them a lot of chances and didn’t give them a whole lot and I think that’s a good blueprint for success right there.”&nbsp;<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a4918go.jpg">Indeed. Game 2 goes Monday at 6:30 at Canada Life Centre. With their “blueprint” and the Whiteclads behind them, Scheifele and Co. should have another fun night.&nbsp;

So Much Fun: Jets Hold Blues to No Goals and Five Shots in Last 39:47 to Win 5-3 in Game 1

<h2>Jets Overcome Blues' strong start for 5-3 win</h2>RECAP:The Winnipeg Jets have opened the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win. A scary win, a come-from-behind win, a gritty win - But a win, nonetheless.Falling behind at two points in the series-opener, the league's No. 1 team battled back from 1-0 and 3-2 deficits, pulling ahead 4-3 with 1:36 to play in the third period, before adding another into the empty net for a 5-3 final.Both Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor scored and picked up two helpers, as Connor Hellebuyck made 14 saves in the 5-3 win.Scheifele setup Alex Iafallo for the game-tying goal midway through the third period, before he put one on the tape for Connor with just over a minute-and-a-half remaining in the game. Adam Łowry scored into the empty net with seconds remaining to put the game out of reach. That was when St. Louis opted for some extra curriculars in the Jets' defensive end. Two miniature fights broke out in the final stages of the game, amping up the already raucous sellout crowd of 15,225 gathered inside Canada Life Centre. The first period was sloppy for both clubs, as the teams exchanged four goals - three of which came on power plays - before the clock hit zeros. The second period saw the Blues' final goal of the game, which came with 38 minutes remaining. Interestingly enough, the Jets shut down St. Louis' attack after that goal, allowing just eight total shots between the second and third periods. Incredibly, the Blues only managed two shots on goal in the entire third period.Game 2 of the series will go from Winnipeg on Monday evening. Puck drop is set for 6:30 PM central time, and it can be viewed live on Sportsnet. HIGHLIGHTS:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913708518106120407">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913708518106120407</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913709876855153036">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913709876855153036</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913715154291765344">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913715154291765344</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913716943938367838">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913716943938367838</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913717554079555744">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913717554079555744</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913717978853408785">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913717978853408785</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913724540812673365">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913724540812673365</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913725974392250495">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913725974392250495</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913727639636115961">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913727639636115961</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913751730896134471">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913751730896134471</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913752547304804607">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913752547304804607</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913755233131352218">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913755233131352218</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913763304062808277">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913763304062808277</a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913764776393474184">https://x.com/CBrooksie84/status/1913764776393474184</a>PHOTOS:The extended photo library from Saturday's game vs. St. Louis is courtesy of Scott Stroh and James Carey Lauder:<img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc04669.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc04743.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc08183.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc05537.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8022go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc04474-2.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3762go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3577go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a3150go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc06036.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc05103.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2929go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a2388go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a1306go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a4918go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc05839.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a4364go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a4086go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8118go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8412go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a8645go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc06024.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a9215go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a9998go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/dsc06155.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0576go.jpg"><img src="https://game-on-hockey.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1h0a0693go.jpg">QUOTEABLE:Mark Scheifele on Kyle Connor:"Oh it’s amazing. All I want to do is put the puck in his hands and he does some fantastic things. Like I said before, I’m lucky to play with him. He’s absolutely fantastic, he shoots the puck fantastic, he does so many little things fantastic. Like I said a million times, he’s amazing to play with."Connor Hellebuyck on possibly fighting Jordan Binnington:“A goalie fight in playoffs would be dumb. That would just be dumb.”Kyle Connor on beating Binnington for the game-winner:“You’ve just got to stick with it, stay positive, knowing you’re doing the right things, getting the chances. You know a lot of plays like those cross-ice plays, even the one that Fetsy made on the power play. I’m trying to get that off as quickly as possible, near a lot of holes in the goaltenders if you can. It was obviously a great play by Scheif. Just try to get it off quick.”WHAT’S NEXT:Game 2 goes on Monday night from Canada Life Centre at 6:30 PM central time. That game, and every other game of the postseason can be viewed live on Sportsnet.

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