Blues Stumble Late in 5-3 Game 1 Loss to Jets

The St. Louis Blues (44-30-8) fell 5-3 to the Winnipeg Jets (56-22-4) in Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series Saturday night at Canada Life Centre. Despite briefly taking the lead in the second period, the Blues were unable to hold off a late surge from Winnipeg.

Scoring Summary

First Period

9:31 - Robert Thomas opened the scoring with a power-play goal, rifling a shot from the left circle over Connor Hellebuyck’s glove after a cross-ice pass from Cam Fowler.

13:38 - Mark Scheifele tied the game on the power play. His attempted pass deflected off Ryan Suter’s stick and slid past Jordan Binnington.

15:02 - Jaret Anderson-Dolan tipped in Luke Schenn’s point shot to give Winnipeg a 2-1 lead.

18:10 - Oskar Sundqvist tied it up 2-2 by collecting the rebound from a Zach Bolduc shot and roofing it top shelf.

Second Period

1:13 - Jordan Kyrou restored the Blues’ lead with a blistering wrist shot from the top of the right circle on the power play.

Third Period

9:18 - Alex Iafallo made it 3-3, finishing a quick shot in front after receiving a behind-the-net feed from Scheifele.

18:14 - Kyle Connor put the Jets ahead with a one-timer from the right circle off another pass from Scheifele.

19:07 - Adam Lowry sealed the win with an empty-net goal, capping off the 5-3 victory.

Team Stats

The Jets outshot the Blues 9-2 in the third period.

St. Louis committed nine penalties, resulting in 58 penalty minutes.

The Blues went 2-for-3 on the power play; Winnipeg went 1-for-4.

St. Louis outhit Winnipeg 53-33.

Player Notes

Jordan Binnington stopped 21 of 25 shots (.840 SV%).

Robert Thomas extended his point streak to 13 games with five goals and 21 assists.

Betting Recap

Jets ML (-190) cashed while the total went OVER 5.5 (+120). Without a costly third period, the result may have swung in the Blues’ favor.

Next Up

Game 2 is set for Monday night at 6:30 p.m. CT in Winnipeg.