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Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele maintained their shared position as the Winnipeg Jets’ top scorers, each netting a goal during their 3-2 win against the St. Louis Blues on Sunday afternoon.
Both athletes now boast 31 goals, notably, Scheifele’s tally occurred on the occasion of his 33rd birthday.
Haydn Fleury contributed a goal and an assist, while Morgan Barron provided two assists for the Jets (28-28-10) in front of 14,082 spectators at Canada Life Centre.
Eric Comrie stopped 29 shots in his 21st start of the season, a personal record, and achieved a career-high 11th victory (11-9-1).
This triumph prolonged the relief goalie’s winning streak to five consecutive games, marking the longest such run by any Jets’ goaltender this season. Primary starter Connor Hellebuyck had previously achieved a four-game winning stretch in October.
Dalibor Dvorsky and Dylan Holloway found the net for the Blues (27-30-10), who experienced their initial regulation defeat in March (6-1-1). Jordan Binnington blocked 13 attempts.
Winnipeg sits four points shy of the second wild-card position in the NHL Western Conference, contingent on the outcomes of other matches played on Sunday.
Key Observations
Jets: Winnipeg’s defensive solidity in the initial period persisted. The Jets have conceded merely 11 goals during the first period across 27 contests since the start of the new year. They capitalized on two of their first three shots of the match. Fleury’s goal marked his inaugural one as a Jet, occurring in the defenseman’s 64th appearance for the squad. Barron’s pair of assists elevated him to a personal best of 22 points.
Blues: St. Louis experienced an uncommon lapse in its defensive performance. The team had entered the game allowing a league-best 1.71 goals against per game throughout March. Dvorsky registered his 10th season goal during an odd-man rush with a tip-in five minutes into the final period, and Holloway’s 14th goal narrowed the score to 3-2 with 51 seconds left.
Pivotal Instance
Connor capitalized during a delayed penalty, scoring past Binnington through the five-hole with 8:07 left in the third period, extending the lead to 3-1.
Significant Statistic
The Jets consistently achieved favorable outcomes in daytime matches, improving their season record to 7-1-1.
Forthcoming Games
Jets: Conclude their season’s longest eight-game home stretch on Tuesday by hosting the Nashville Predators.
Blues: Engage in the second match of a three-game away series on Wednesday versus the Calgary Flames.
