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There was once again another Stanley Cup Playoffs Classic on Sunday night as the Winnipeg Jets are on their way to the next round after defeating St. Louis Blues on Game 7 in miraculous way.
This game needed double overtime to determine the jets as the 4-3 winners, but it was so close to blues that went out of the Canada Life Center with the road victory.
Jets emptied their nets and watched as seconds crossed the clock in the offensive zone, just hoping for a shot online to give them a chance at 3-3 slips and played in overtime.
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Winnipeg Jets Center Cole Perfetti, #91, celebrates after his goal against St. Louis Blues in the second period in the game seven of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup final game in the Canada Life Center. (James Carey Lauder-Misted Pictures)
Nikolaj Ehlers got that opportunity when the puck came to him on the blue line and he sent a rocket against the net, but he whipped on one-hour. However, the puck came right back on the road, and instead of trying another shot, he swung it over to Neal Pionk on the right wing.
Pionk quickly sent the puck against the net, and Perfetti was right there for the tip that made it past Blues Netminder Jordan Binnington when the clock hit 1.6 seconds left. It beat the buzzer and the crowd became ballist, knowing that Jets still had a chance to move on in the playoffs.
It was a game 7 moment professional athletes dream of, but it wouldn’t have meant much if they couldn’t seal the deal.
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Nearly two full overtime periods went with both teams that saw the chances of chopping the golden goal.
Who is better than the captain of Jets, Adam Lowry, who comes away the hero with 3:50 back on double overtime?
Pionk sent another shot against the net, this time from the blue line and Lowry’s stick was the first thing it touched and the redirection couldn’t have been better. Binnington did not see the puck beat the ice and slip past him, and Jets celebrated immediately.
St. Louis Blues -Objective Jordan Binnington, #50, blocks a shot by Winnipeg Jets left -wing Nikolaj Ehlers, #27, on the first overtime in the game seven in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup endgame in the Canada Life Center. (James Carey Lauder-Misted Pictures)
The incredible finish came one evening after Mikko Rantan sent Dallas Stars to the next round over his former Colorado Avalanche team with a hat-trick in the third period, including the empty goal of is the victory.
It is exactly who Jets meets in the second round as they are ready to meet the stars of another best-of-iv series to see who will play in the Western Conference Final.
Looking more at the box’s score, Perfetti had a Power-Play goal for Winnipeg in the second period, which got the jets on the board after falling 2-0 in the first. Jordan Kyrou and Mathieu Joseph were the goal scorers of St. Louis there.
Radek Faksa scored his first of the playoffs with only 35 seconds left in the second period, which certainly put a damper on the home crowd on the way into the third.
Winnipeg Jets Center Cole Perfetti, #91, celebrates after his goal against St. Louis Blues with teammates who left Wing Kyle Connor, #81, and defends Neal Pionk, #4, in the third period in the game seven of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup endgame in the Canada Life Center. (James Carey Lauder-Misted Pictures)
However, Vladislav Namestnikov scored with just under two minutes to play in the third period, giving Winnipeg Hope before Perfetti’s Heroik saved the season.
Despite the losing efforts, Binnington made 43 savings across the nearly five full periods of work. His counterpart, Connor Hellebuyck, had 26 savings.
