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Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues

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Winnipeg Jets
40-14-3
Final
4 - 3
St. Louis Blues
25-26-6

Jets win team-record 9th straight, beating Blues 4-3 on Kyle Connor's shootout goal

Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Vilardi also scored in the first period. Nikolaj Ehlers added a goal in regulation and Comrie made 21 saves. The Jets had won eight straight on two previous occasions, the last Oct. 9-26 this season.

Robert Thomas scored twice, Pavel Buchnevich also scored and Joel Hofer made 26 saves for St. Louis. The Blues have won just two of their past nine games.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg won without star goalie Connor Hellebuyck and defenseman Josh Morrissey. They didn’t join the team in St. Louis after the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Blues: St. Louis missed the net on several scoring chances early in the game.

Key moment Jets defenseman Neal Pionk was assessed two penalties for holding with 4:28 remaining. Buchnevich scored his 12th goal of the season on a power play to put St. Louis ahead 3-2 with 2:50 remaining, but Vilardi answered his second goal of the game and 26th of the season with 28 seconds remaining with Comrie off for an extra attacker.

Key stat Winnipeg is 15-5-0 against Central Division foes.

Up next The Jets host San Jose on Monday night. The Blues host Colorado on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:58 Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Perfetti (24), Vladislav Namestnikov (20)
Goal 1st Period 15:34 Robert Thomas Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (24)
Goal 2nd Period 11:01 Gabriel Vilardi Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (33), Colin Miller (8)
Goal 3rd Period 0:16 Robert Thomas Goal (15) Wrap-around, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (25), Cam Fowler (13)
Goal 3rd Period 17:10 Pavel Buchnevich Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (29), Oskar Sundqvist (7)
Goal 3rd Period 19:32 Gabriel Vilardi Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Kyle Connor (40), Cole Perfetti (25)
Goal 5 0:00 Kyle Connor Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 13
24 Hits 34
2 Takeaways 4
28 Shots 24
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
16 Faceoffs Won 33
32.7 Faceoff Win Percent 67.3
17 Giveaways 17
5 Total Penalties 3
10 Penalty Minutes 6
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Holloway, C Out Apr 17
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Gabriel Vilardi, C Out Apr 20
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW Out Apr 15

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,665 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 56 22 116 4
Dallas 50 26 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 30 44 68 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
Full Standings