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The Jets spherical 1 sequence shifts to St. Louis tonight for a pivotal sport 3. Successful each of their house video games, the Jets wish to carry that profitable momentum into hostile territory. In sport 2, the Jets sturdy physicality stood out, and one other third interval aim by Kyle Connor was the sport winner. The Blues have been a robust 24-14-3 at house this common season, so the Jets might want to carry their A sport tonight in the event that they need to steal the Blues house ice benefit (for video games 3 and 4) and take a giant 3-0 sequence lead.
Earlier than diving deeper into this preview for sport 3, let’s have a look at how the opposite Western Convention spherical 1 matchups are going by means of this 1st week of the playoffs. On the “backside half” of the bracket, the Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild are even at 1. A robust sport from Karill Kaprisov helped the Wild soar off to a giant lead, and it was sufficient to steal house ice benefit from the Golden Knights.
The opposite Pacific Division matchup sees the L.A Kings main the Oilers 2 video games to none after a giant 6-2 win for the Kings on house ice final evening. The Oilers goaltending and protection have struggled this sequence, and the Oilers have needed to attempt to come again down huge in each video games.
Lastly, the matchup the Jets followers are intently watching is the Stars vs. Avalanche. Final evening Tyler Seguin was the hero for the Stars, marking their 2nd straight OT victory. With the sequence now 2-1 Stars, the Jets are hoping will probably be a protracted and difficult sequence, because the winner of this matchup can be the Jets spherical 2 opponent in the event that they have been capable of win this sequence in opposition to the Blues.
Tonight’s beginning goalies are Connor Hellebuyck and Jordan Binnington. Hellebuyck has seemed like the higher of the 2 goalies up to now this sequence, however Binnington has nonetheless performed properly sufficient to maintain the Blues in video games late and in key moments. Recreation 2 was Hellebuyck’s first playoff sport of 2024-25 the place he proved that he can carry out properly within the playoffs below strain.
When it comes to tonight’s lineups, we’ll have to attend for official affirmation from each groups nearer to puck drop. Gabriel Vilardi stays in a “daily” standing, whereas Nikolaj Ehlers continues to be out “week to week” with the harm he suffered on the finish of the season. Head coach Scott Arniel will possible stick with the identical lineup that has labored properly for him within the first two video games of this season. With Vilardi’s return getting shut, it’s value maintaining a tally of the lineup when he returns to see if he might be slotted again on the first line with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor or if he’ll be positioned on line 2 with Cole Perfetti and Vladislav Namestnikov or one other related mixture.
Puck drop for sport 3 of this Jets and Blues spherical 1 sequence goes tonight barely after 8:40 pm CT. In the event you’re within the Winnipeg space, Canada Life Centre might be internet hosting a viewing occasion on the enviornment, along with the standard Winnipeg Whiteout open air. If the Jets can decide up the win tonight, they’ll take a commanding 3-0 sequence lead, and could have an opportunity to advance to the 2nd spherical of the playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Observe alongside through the sport on our Jets Nation twitter, and ensure to examine again after the sport for a recap of tonight’s sport 3 motion.
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