Blues' Winning Streak Ends in 3-1 Loss to Jets

All good things must come to an end…

The St. Louis Blues (43-29-7) 12-game winning streak came to an end after being defeated by the Winnipeg Jets (53-21-4) 3-1 Monday night. St. Louis held the league’s longest win streak this season, surpassing the Jets’ 11-game stretch earlier in the year.

Scoring Summary

First Period

The Blues had 3 shots on goal and 14 blocked shots in the opening frame.

Second Period

2:34 - Morgan Barron opened the scoring for the Jets after Mathieu Joseph gave the puck away at the Winnipeg blue line. Barron drove down the boards and tucked it in past goaltender Joel Hofer to make it 1-0 Jets.

7:27 - Pavel Buchnevich tied it at 1-1 after firing a one-timer above the crease off a pass from Robert Thomas.

Third Period

7:05 - Alex Iafallo broke the tie, rebounding a shot from Kyle Connor and putting the Jets back in front, 2-1.

19:51 - Adam Lowry grabbed a late empty-net goal to seal the win 3-1 for the Jets.

Key Stats

Pavel Buchnevich has a goal in his last three games and four in his last five.

Robert Thomas extended his point streak to nine games (4G, 16A). He also has eight straight games with an assist.

Joel Hofer stopped 23 shots for the Blues (.920 save percentage). He is 5-1 in his last six starts.

Betting Recap

It was a good ride, but the cash cow ends… as Jets ML (-166) hits and the total score stays UNDER 5.5 (-125). 

Up Next

The Blues will travel to face the Edmonton Oilers (44-28-5) on Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. CT. St. Louis remains two points ahead of the Wild for the top Western Conference wild card spot, but Minnesota has a game in hand.