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The Winnipeg Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 in a game where Brayden Schenn and Adam Lowry fought on the ice. Nikolaj Ehlers assisted Sean Monahan for the Jets' first goal. Brenden Dillon scored his career-high 7th goal, and Brandon Saad scored twice for the Blues. Laurent Brossoit made 36 saves for the Jets. Alex Iafallo ended a 20-game goal drought with a goal for Winnipeg. The Jets extended their winning streak to four games and moved into first place in the Central Division.
Brenden Dillon on his 7th goal, a new career high: "Usually I’m just trying to get the puck to all four of those guys there. They are a little more skilled than I am. But on that play, Scheif went right back to me. I didn’t have to move. I just put my head down and fired it."
Josh Morrissey had two assists as the @NHLJets extended their winning streak to four games and moved into first place in the Central Division. ✈️ #NHLStats: https://t.co/HRiCZxGnzw https://t.co/yBOCBHtxJf
#NHLJets secure the 4-2 win over #stlblues and improve to 37-15-5 on the season. 7 wins in past 8 games. 36 saves for Laurent Brossoit, multi-point games for Nikolaj Ehlers (2A), Monahan (1G, 2P) and Josh Morrissey (2A). Jets are back in action on Thursday vs @DallasStars
#NHLJets win their fourth straight to improve to 37-15-5, taking a 4-2 decison over the St. Louis Blues. Among Winnipeg's goal scorers was Alex Iafallo, who snapped a 20-game drought with his eighth of the year. Jets off on a three-game road trip starting in Dallas Thursday.
final: #NHLJets 4, #stlblues 2 ... fifth loss in seven games. First period a killer again. Goals by Buchnevich and Saad. Hofer with 28 saves. On to Edmonton tomorrow.
With 40.5 seconds to go in regulation, Neal Pionk catches Brayden Schenn with a high stick. Minor penalty and #stlblues to the power play late in the third period.
Not a good D-zone shift by the Blues top line. Before the Jets score, Buchnevich's exit pass to Kyrou doesn't connect leading to a turnover. Perunovich/Thomas get beat by Monahan in the corner. Then Ehlers beats Buchnevich to the puck and skates by Kyrou. Iafallo goal, 4-2.
Not a good D-zone shift by the Blues top line. Before the Jets score Buchnevich's exit pass to Kyrou doesn't connect leading to a turnover. Perunovich/Thomas get beat by Monahan in the corner. Then Ehlers beats Buchnevich to the puck and skates by Kyrou. Jets 4-2. #stlblues
Iafallo goal starts with a Buchnevich backhand giveaway into the neutral zone, missing a pass. #NHLJets get it back in, Perunovich gets beat to puck by Monahan, then puck watches as Iafallo gets a step in on him for the rebound. #stlblues continue to magnify their mistakes.
Cole Perfetti about two inches away from banking a puck past Joel Hofer but Hofer juuust gets a glove on it. St. Louis gets the kill. Oh and now Mason Appleton heads to the box. Blues power play, within a goal.
We have ourselves a third period. Jets up 3-2. Florida won so Winnipeg can't finish the night with the league's best points percentage but Brayden Schenn just took a penalty, so there's that.
#stlblues captain Brayden Schenn is heading to the box for tripping. #NHLJets to the power play at 1:02 of the third period.
Brandon Saad buries from the slot after a clustered puck, body, chaos situation in the #NHLJets zone. It is the only goal of the second period; Winnipeg's lead is cut to 3-2.
2nd period is complete. #NHLJets lead 3-2 after Brandon Saad scored the lone goal of the middle frame. SOG now 27-26 for the Blues.
The Blues claw one back in the second. 3-2 #NHLJets after 40. Saad with the St. Louis tally. Shots 27-26 STL.
Joel Hofer with a massive glove save on Iafallo after that inexplicable giveaway by Hayes. That could have been almost game over. #stlblues
Kevin Hayes giveaway provides a glorious opportunity for Alex Iafallo late in the 2nd period but Joel Hofer makes the save.
#NHLJets LW Nino Niederreiter heads to the box for hooking and #stlblues are going to the power play at 9:48 of the second period.
The Blues flipped Saad and Bolduc on the 2nd and 3rd lines this period and it pays off. Saad and Neighbours work the front of the net, and Saad pulls the Blues to 3-2. #stlblues
Forecheck by Schenn after zone entry forces turnover on Schmidt, Schenn throws puck to the net with Neighbours crashing it, loose puck and Saad able to pop puck over Brossoit. #stlblues
Traffic at the net and Saad scores to make it 3-2. #stlblues
3-2. St. Louis pulls within one after Nate Schmidt mishandles, Brayden Schenn pounces, and Brandon Saad whacks home a rebound.
Laurent Brossoit makes a great save on Jake Neighbours from point-blank range, but Brandon Saad found the loose puck and buried the rebound. Nice hustle on the forecheck by Brayden Schenn, who found Neighbours in front. #NHLJets lead trimmed to 3-2.
Saad. 3-2. Jets getting to casual in the second again.
Brandon Saad on a rebound in the slot after a great effort by Jake Neighbours. 3-2, Jets.
Laurent Brossoit with a couple of solid saves in quick succession, first off a misplayed puck by Ehlers and then an allowed odd-man rush by the Jets.
That's a key save by Hofer on Niederreiter in the slot. Again, loose coverage in the D zone, particularly in the slot. #stlblues
Local lad Joel Hofer makes a solid save in tight on Niederreiter.
Nikolaj Ehlers to Cole Perfetti to Nino Niederreiter in a nice bit of post powerplay tic-tac-toe but Joel Hofer keeps the play off of highlight reels with a left pad save.
Great set up by Cole Perfetti on the doorstep to Nino Niederreiter but Joel Hofer pushes across to make the left pad save.
Nikolaj Ehlers arm-pits Torey Krug's stick, ensuring that Krug's hook turns into a Jets power play. And of course Winnipeg's power play has been red hot of late.
That's a shot that Hofer wants back, but not sure about that pass from Kapanen to Saad. Didn't think that pass had a chance to get through, and especially risky with the Blues changing lines. Puck goes back the other way and Conner regains two-goal lead, 3-1. #stlblues
The Blues needed that goal maybe more than any goal this year. After Dillon put Jets ahead 2-0, Buchnevich cleans up a rebound after a shot by Scandella, 2-1. This stretch couldn't be more critical to them making the playoffs and after game in Detroit this could've gotten ugly.
Pavel Buchnevich scores on the rebound and it's a one-goal game. Marco Scandella with the point shot. 2-1 #NHLJets at 10:50 of the first period. Laurent Brossoit stopped Robert Thomas on a wraparound earlier in the sequence.
Pavel Buchnevich shovels home a Marco Scandella rebound. Just as this building starts to wake up, Blues are on the board. 2-1, Jets.
Brenden Dillon has a career-high in goals (7) after his shot through traffic from the point changed direction and beat Joel Hofer. 2-0 #NHLJets at 10:20 of the first period. Mark Scheifele won the draw in the offensive zone.
Brendan Dillon has a career-high seven goals in a contract year. #NHLJets
Brenden Dillon right off a won faceoff in the Blues zone. 2-0, Jets.
There's that chemistry growing between Nikolaj Ehlers and Sean Monahan on display as Ehlers makes a perfect pass to Monahan in the high slot. That's the 10th point in 5 games for Josh Morrissey. 1-0 #NHLJets at 8:53 of the first period.
Schenn and Lowry fight = Cap'n Crunch. Sorry, didn't tweet last game, little rusty. #stlblues
Brayden Schenn held his own there despite giving up size, length and weight to fellow captain Adam Lowry. #stlblues #NHLJets
Adam Lowry and Brayden Schenn exchanging haymakers. Lowry ends up on top in the end. He went down the tunnel, too. I suspect there might have been an equipment issue post-fight. #NHLJets
We've got fighting captains in Winnipeg. Brayden Schenn and Adam Lowry chuck 'em.
Cole Perfetti steals to extend the Jets possession, then drives the net later on the shift and gets onto a rebound. Stopped by Hofer but that's a good start for Winnipeg's recent 4RW