Winnipeg 4, St. Louis 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 13, 2022
Where: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Referees:
Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance:
18096
By Field Level Media
Pierre Luc-Dubois scored the overtime winner to lift the visiting Winnipeg Jets over the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Sunday.
Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists and Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who rallied from a 2-1 third-period deficit to win for the third time in their last four games.
Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets and Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves.
Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists and Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist for the Blues. David Perron also scored and Jordan Binnington made 33 saves.
Perron put the Blues up 1-0 with a power-play goal with 3:12 left in the first period. Tarasenko made a cross-ice pass to Perron for a blast from the left circle.
The Jets tied the game with a 2-on-0 break for Ehlers and Luc-Dubois. Connor trigged the opportunity with an outlet pass, then Dubois drew Binnington's commitment before settling up Ehlers for the tap-in at 10:51 of the second period.
With 26 seconds left in the second period, the Blues took a 2-1 lead with a 3-on-2 rush. Schenn rushed up the left wing and he set up Tarasenko with pass to the right wing.
Scheifele tied the game 2-2 with 13:30 left in regulation time, tapping the puck into the open side of the net during a goal-mouth scramble.
After the Blues turned the puck over in their own zone, the Jets took a 3-2 lead with 12:27 left in regulation time. Richard Pionk set up Connor's snap shot from the left circle.
With Binnington off the ice for an extra attacker, Schenn tied the game 3-3 with a snap shot from the slot with 2:11 left in regulation time.
The Jets controlled the play for most of overtime and prevailed on a 2-on-1 break, with Ehlers feeding Luc-Dubois.
Jets forward Andrew Copp left the game early in the third period after suffering a head-high hit on a mid-ice collision with Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Winnipeg |
|
St. Louis |
Kyle Connor 3 |
Points |
Vladimir Tarasenko 3 |
Kyle Connor 1 |
Goals |
Vladimir Tarasenko 1 |
Kyle Connor 2 |
Assists |
Vladimir Tarasenko 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
David Perron 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Connor Hellebuyck .903 |
Save Percentage |
Jordan Binnington .892 |
Connor Hellebuyck 28 |
Saves |
Jordan Binnington 33 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Winnipeg
|
37 |
4 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
14 |
31 |
St. Louis
|
31 |
3 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
2 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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St. Louis will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Blues have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .625 after a loss.
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Winnipeg will play their next game at home against Vegas. The Jets have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .441 after a loss.