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Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists and
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who
rallied from a 2-1 third-period deficit to win for the third
time in their last four games.
Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets and Connor Hellebuyck
made 28 saves.
Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists and Brayden Schenn
had a goal and an assist for the Blues. David Perron also scored
and Jordan Binnington made 33 saves.
Perron put the Blues up 1-0 with a power-play goal with 3:12
left in the first period. Tarasenko made a cross-ice pass to
Perron for a blast from the left circle.
The Jets tied the game with a 2-on-0 break for Ehlers and
Luc-Dubois. Connor trigged the opportunity with an outlet pass,
then Dubois drew Binnington's commitment before settling up
Ehlers for the tap-in at 10:51 of the second period.
With 26 seconds left in the second period, the Blues took a 2-1
lead with a 3-on-2 rush. Schenn rushed up the left wing and he
set up Tarasenko with pass to the right wing.
Scheifele tied the game 2-2 with 13:30 left in regulation time,
tapping the puck into the open side of the net during a
goal-mouth scramble.
After the Blues turned the puck over in their own zone, the Jets
took a 3-2 lead with 12:27 left in regulation time. Richard
Pionk set up Connor's snap shot from the left circle.
With Binnington off the ice for an extra attacker, Schenn tied
the game 3-3 with a snap shot from the slot with 2:11 left in
regulation time.
The Jets controlled the play for most of overtime and prevailed
on a 2-on-1 break, with Ehlers feeding Luc-Dubois.
Jets forward Andrew Copp left the game early in the third period
after suffering a head-high hit on a mid-ice collision with
Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist.
--Field Level Media
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