So much for home ice.
On Tuesday night, the Winnipeg Jets crawled back into their series with the St Louis Blues in a 2-1 overtime win.
Kyle Connor struck for the winner just six minutes into the extra session.
“It’s a sense of relief, a lot of excitement,” Connor said. “There’s nothing better than to celebrate with teammates all coming in there.”
The series now heads back to Winnipeg with a tail wind on the Jets’ side.
“It’s frustrating,” Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo said. “We knew it was going to be a hard series, right? We took two in their building so regroup and hopefully steal another one in there.”
Vladimir Tarasenko gave the Blues a 1-0 lead with less than a minute gone in the third period but Mark Scheifele tied it near the midway point of the period.
“Our game got better as the game went on,” Scheifele said. “We knew they were going to push, and they pushed all night. They played solid, they made us work for every inch.”
Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves in the win.
“I liked our penalty kill, a little bit like our 5-on-5 game … when we have an opportunity to be aggressive we’re picking the right time to do that, and when not, we’re patient,” Jets coach Paul Maurice said. “We’re keeping our lanes covered pretty well.”
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“It’s obviously tough, for sure, but it’s a tight series,” Blues coach Craig Berube said. “Two good teams. Could have went either way.”
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