Blues Fall Again in Tight Game 2 Loss to Jets, 2-1

The St. Louis Blues dropped their second straight game against the Winnipeg Jets, falling 2-1 in Game 2 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series Monday night at Canada Life Centre. Like Game 1, the Blues started strong but faded as the game progressed, struggling to maintain consistency across all three periods.

Scoring Summary

First Period

16:32 – WPG 1, STL 0: Mark Scheifele lost the puck in front of the net, but after a collision with Jimmy Snuggerud, the puck deflected off Snuggerud’s skate and into the goal.

19:58 – STL 1, WPG 1: Snuggerud redeemed himself with his first career playoff goal on the power play. Pavel Buchnevich fed him a cross-ice pass, and Snuggerud rifled a wrist shot from the top of the left circle past Connor Hellebuyck’s blocker with just two seconds left in the period.

Second Period 

No scoring, but Jordan Binnington made some clutch saves to keep STL in the game.

Third Period

1:43 – WPG 2, STL 1: Kyle Connor scored the eventual game-winner after taking a behind-the-net feed from Cole Perfetti and burying a wide-open one-timer from the slot.

By the Numbers

Shots on Goal: 22-22 (tied)

Power Play: STL 1-for-4, WPG 0-for-2

Giveaways: STL 23, WPG 14

Teams that fall behind 2-0 in a playoff series have come back just 9.2% of the time since the NHL adopted the best-of-seven format — only 5 successful comebacks in 54 tries.

What They Said

Postgame, Blues captain Brayden Schenn: “They did their job at home … but now it’s our turn to go to Enterprise, where we’ve had success in front of our fans, and do our job.”

Betting Recap

Jets ML (-192) cashed and the total score went UNDER 5.5 goals (-142). Jordan Kyrou 2+ SOG and Scheifele to record a point helped Eric Sontag hit on his Same Game Parlay.

Up Next 

Game 3 shifts to St. Louis as the Blues look to bounce back at home. Puck drop is set for Thursday at 8:30 p.m. CT at Enterprise Center.

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