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There was once again another classic of the Stanley Cup qualifiers on Sunday evening, while the Winnipeg jets head for the next round after defeating the Blues of St. Louis in match 7 miraculously.
This game needed a double extension to determine the jets as winners 4 to 3, but it was so close that the blues came out of Canada Life Center with the road victory.
The jets emptied their net and looked at the seconds to check the chronometer in the offensive area, just hoping for a shooting on the net to give them a chance in draw 3-3 and the match in overtime.
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The Center for Winnipeg Cole Perfetti’s Jets, # 91, famous after its goal against the St. Louis blues in the second period in the seventh game of the first round of the Stanley 2025 Cup playoffs in Canada Life. (Images James Carey Lauder-Imagn)
Nikolaj Ehlers had this opportunity when the washer came to him to the Blue Line, and he sent a rocket to the net, but he has a rotary on the unique time. However, the washer returned to its way, and instead of trying another slap, it swung it to Neal Pionk on the right wing.
Pionk quickly sent the washer to the net, and Perfetti was right there for the tip that passed the Blues goalkeeper Jordan Binnington while the clock hit 1.6 seconds on the left. He beat the buzzer and the crowd became ballistic, knowing that the jets still had the chance to move on to the playoffs.
It was a match of professional athletes of 7 times that dreamed of, but that would not have mean much if they could not seal the agreement.
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Nearly two periods of complete extension took place with the two teams that were likely to win the golden goal.
Who better than the captain of the jets, Adam Lowry, taking up the hero with 3:50 to play in double overtime?
Pionk sent another blow to the net, this time from the blue line and the Lowry stick was the first thing he touched, and the redirect could not have been better. Binnington did not see the washer hit the ice and pass in front of it, and the jets immediately celebrated.
The goalkeeper of St. Louis Blues Jordan Binnington, # 50, blocks a shot from the left wing of the Winnipeg Nikolaj Ehlers jets, # 27, in the first extension in the seventh match of the first round of the STANLEY 2025 Cup SERITS in Canada Life. (Images James Carey Lauder-Imagn)
The incredible finish occurred one night after Mikko Rantanen sent Dallas stars to the next round of his former Colorado avalanche team with a third -time hat trick, including the empty goal to win the victory.
Well, this is exactly what the jets will meet in the second round, because they should face the stars of another series of seven best to see who will play in the final of the Western Conference.
By looking more at the box score, Perfetti had an electric game goal for Winnipeg in the second period, which obtained the jets on the table after falling 2-0 in the first. Jordan Kyrou and Mathieu Joseph were the scorers of Saint-Louis.
Radek Faksa scored his first of the playoffs with only 35 seconds to play in the second period, which certainly put a brake on the crowd in the direction of the third.
The Center of the Winnipeg Cole Perfetti Jets, # 91, famous after its goal against St. Louis Blues with the left teammates Kyle Connor, # 81, and defender Neal Pionk, # 4, in the third period of the seventh match of the first round of the STANLEY CUP 2025 qualifiers in Canada Life. (Images James Carey Lauder-Imagn)
However, Vladislav Namestnikov marked with a little less than two minutes to play in the third period, giving Winnipeg Hope before Perfetti’s heroism saved the season.
Despite losing efforts, Binnington made 43 stops on nearly five full working periods. His counterpart, Connor Hellebuyck, managed 26 stops.
