Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues

Feb 23, 2025, 12:00 AM · National Hockey League

40-14-3

Final
4 - 3

25-26-6

Jets win team-record 9th straight, beating Blues 4-3 on Kyle Connor's shootout goal

Vilardi also scored in the first period. Nikolaj Ehlers added a goal in regulation and Comrie made 21 saves. The Jets had won eight straight on two previous occasions, the last Oct. 9-26 this season.

Robert Thomas scored twice, Pavel Buchnevich also scored and Joel Hofer made 26 saves for St. Louis. The Blues have won just two of their past nine games.

Takeaways Jets: Winnipeg won without star goalie Connor Hellebuyck and defenseman Josh Morrissey. They didn’t join the team in St. Louis after the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Blues: St. Louis missed the net on several scoring chances early in the game.

Key moment Jets defenseman Neal Pionk was assessed two penalties for holding with 4:28 remaining. Buchnevich scored his 12th goal of the season on a power play to put St. Louis ahead 3-2 with 2:50 remaining, but Vilardi answered his second goal of the game and 26th of the season with 28 seconds remaining with Comrie off for an extra attacker.

Key stat Winnipeg is 15-5-0 against Central Division foes.

Up next The Jets host San Jose on Monday night. The Blues host Colorado on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

WPG leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:58	Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Perfetti (24), Vladislav Namestnikov (20)
Goal	1st Period 15:34	Robert Thomas Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (24)
Goal	2nd Period 11:01	Gabriel Vilardi Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (33), Colin Miller (8)
Goal	3rd Period 0:16	Robert Thomas Goal (15) Wrap-around, assists: Pavel Buchnevich (25), Cam Fowler (13)
Goal	3rd Period 17:10	Pavel Buchnevich Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Robert Thomas (29), Oskar Sundqvist (7)
Goal	3rd Period 19:32	Gabriel Vilardi Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Kyle Connor (40), Cole Perfetti (25)
Goal	5 0:00	Kyle Connor Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

WPG		STL
14	Blocked Shots	13
24	Hits	34
2	Takeaways	4
28	Shots	24
0	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	25.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
16	Faceoffs Won	33
32.7	Faceoff Win Percent	67.3
17	Giveaways	17
5	Total Penalties	3
10	Penalty Minutes	6

St. Louis Blues Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Dylan Holloway, C	Out	Apr 4
Alexandre Texier, C	Out	Apr 4
Colton Parayko, D	Out	Mar 27
Torey Krug, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 8

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Nikolaj Ehlers, LW	Day-To-Day	Apr 4
Neal Pionk, D	Day-To-Day	Apr 4
Rasmus Kupari, C	Out	Apr 3
Gabriel Vilardi, C	Out	Mar 24

Game Information

Enterprise Center

12:00 AM, Sun, Feb 23, 2025
Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,665 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PTS	OTL
Winnipeg	4	20	108	52
Dallas	4	22	104	50
Colorado	4	26	98	47
St. Louis	7	28	91	42
Minnesota	7	29	89	41
Utah	12	30	80	34
Nashville	8	41	62	27
Chicago	10	45	52	21

Full Standings