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05/02 22:15 CDT Blues score 3 goals in 2:13 of the second period to beat Jets
5-2 and force a Game 7
Blues score 3 goals in 2:13 of the second period to beat Jets 5-2 and force a
Game 7
By DAVID SOLOMON
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS (AP) --- Cam Fowler, Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker scored in a
2:13 span of the second period and the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets
5-2 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in the first-round series.
Philip Broberg had a goal and an assist, Alexey Toropchenko also scored and
Jordan Binnington made 21 saves for St. Louis who will return to Winnipeg for
the deciding game Sunday night.
Cole Perfetti and Nino Niderreiter scored for Winnipeg, and Connor Hellebuyck
made 18 saves before being pulled after the second period for Eric Comrie who
made four saves. Hellebuyck is 0-7 while allowed at least four goals in each of
his last seven road playoff starts.
Perfetti scored his first goal of the playoffs on a power play 5:43 into the
second period to tie the score 1-1.
Walker put St. Louis back ahead with his third of the series with 8:26
remaining in the period, and Schenn got his second of the postseason 53 seconds
later to make it 3-1.
Fowler scored his second goal of the playoffs with 6:20 remaining in the second
period to give St. Louis a three-goal lead. Fowler has a point in all six games
of the series, and his 10 points are the most in a series for a defenseman in
franchise history.
Toropchenko capped St. Louis' four-goal period with 3:03 left in the second.
The home team has won each of the first six games of this series.
Broberg scored his first goal of the playoffs on the Blues' first shot on goal
of the game 6:05 into the first period to put St. Louis ahead 1-0.
Jets coach Scott Arniel called a timeout immediately after the goal but elected
not to challenge the play for goaltender interference as Pavel Buchnevich had
been pushed into the crease by Dylan Samberg.
Morgan Barron appeared to score the tying goal 29 seconds into the second
period. However, the goal was overturned after St. Louis challenged the play
when the officials ruled that Mason Appleton had entered the Blues' zone before
Barron carried the puck in.
Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers returned to the lineup after missing Winnipeg's
last two regular season games and first five games of the playoffs with a right
foot injury.
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