Drawing 3-1 back, the Winnipeg jets gave everything to finally force the surface period. A goal from Cole Perfetti to 1.6 seconds in the 3rd period and the two teams continued hostilities for two almost complete periods of extension.
It was Winnipeg hysteria when hopes were going more and more. Connor Hellebyuck did not experience a big outing, but this goal of Perfetti simply revived the goalkeeper who was sparkling in overtime. It is also necessary to give the credit to Jordan Binnington, who was all the more asked in front of the Blues cage. It is ultimately a goal by captain Adam Lowry, on a deviation from a shot from Neal Pionk, who will propel the 2nd round jets to face the stars.
Adam Lowry, scoring this winning goal, scored a brand in the NHL by being the 3rd goal scored the latest in a match 7. The captain deceived Jordan Binnington’s vigilance with 3:57 to do the dial in the 2nd period of prolongation.
For Neal Pionk, his shot was at the origin of this winning goal. The ultimate award for a defender who left everything on the ice in this match. With Josh Morrissey’s injury in the 1st period, the defensive brigade played reduced effective for the rest of the match. Thus, Pionk played 46 minutes and 15 seconds in this match. He was the first player to play more than 40 minutes in a match 7 from Al Mcinnis and Chris Pronger in 1999. He ended the meeting with 3 passes, 6 defeated, 4 blocked shots and 3 shots on goal. A titanic match for him.
It was therefore the first time since the Blues/Stars series in 2019 that a match 7 required several surgery. In total, it was the 14th time that such a scenario occurred. A match whose script could act as a film scenario. Cole Perfetti ends the meeting with two goals, including probably the most important goal of his career 1.6 seconds from the 3rd period.
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