WINNIPEG – Adam Lowry counted at 4:10 pm from the second period of extension and the Winnipeg jets came from the back to win 4-3 against the Blues of St. Louis in the seventh match of their first round series of the West Association on Sunday, in Canada Life Center.
When you are young and you play hockey in the courtyard, you imagine being the hero of a match no 7, admitted Lowry. I am happy to have been able to score this goal in Winnipeg, in front of our incredible supporters who offered us great support all year round. It is difficult for our opponents to come and play here and this energy motivates us. »»
Lowry sowed hysteria in the stands by deferring a point of the point of Neal Pionk on the side of the shield of Jordan Binnington.
Lowry’s goal occurred after the jets had created equality by scoring twice in the last two minutes of regulation time while Connor Hellebuyck had been replaced by an additional attacker.
“It’s incredible, simply incredible,” said Jets head coach Scott Arniel. “I have seen a lot of games in my life and I have played a lot too, and it is one of the most exciting I have known. We were very nervous at the start of the game. We quickly pulled from the back, but thanks to our determination, we stayed in the match. This is what I hammered throughout the game: it was necessary to hold on, it was necessary to hold on. »»
Namestnikovs reduced the gap to a goal to 1:55 from the end of the third period when his transverse pass died on the defender of the Blues Ryan Suter.
Then, Cole Perfetti created equality 3-3 just 2.2 seconds from the end by redirecting the shot on reception of Kyle Connor under the crossbar.
-“We felt the wind turn when Vladdy counted, then when Fat registered his second of the evening. It’s as if he had pushed us wings and we started controlling the game, said Lowry. We had a good chance of scoring early on overtime and it encouraged us. »»
Perfetti succeeded in a double, Connor and Pionk each obtained three aids and Hellebuyck made 26 stops for the jets, which won the trophy of the presidents given to the team having kept the best sheet in the regular season.
“It’s a dream to play a seventh game,” said Perfetti. It was incredible, tonight. There were beautiful games at the end of the match. Vladdy have relaunched us and it is a lot thanks to the efforts of [Gabriel Vilardi] et [Lowry] deep in the opposing zone. They were exhausted, but they fought for the washer … We never give up. The guys were out of breath, but we fought until the last second and we succeeded. »»
The jets will face Dallas stars in the second round. The stars, which finished second in the central section, eliminated the Colorado avalanche by winning the seventh part of their series by pointing of 4-2 on Saturday.
“We looked at the game last night. The Colorado and Dallas did not let go. So, we persevered, we continued to do what we did and we managed to win over the match. We survived the first period and then we fought until the end to create equality. It was fantastic. I think everyone who watched the match will remember for a long time. »»
Jordan Kyrou, Mathieu Joseph and Radek Faka ensured the reply for the Blues, who had taken second place in the fourth AS in the association of the West. Binnington made 43 stops.
“It’s very hard right now,” said Blues head coach Jim Montgomery. “When you lose the seventh game in overtime, especially after leading to the end, it hurts a lot. »»
