The Winnipeg Jets are already staring down a familiar kind of night: another tight game, another one-goal finish, and another result that slipped away in the third period.
On Tuesday in St. Louis, Winnipeg dropped a 2-1 decision to the Blues, leaving the Jets at 4-2-2 on the season after a stretch that has now included five losses, four of them by a single goal. The defeat came as the Jets worked through the first leg of a short Central Division road trip, with Thursday night against the Dallas Stars next on the schedule.
The Blues struck first in the opening period. Stuart Skinner and Joel Hofer were the goalies, and St.
Louis managed to make one of its 13 first-period shots count. Jimmy Snuggerud tipped a pass from the slot past Skinner for his 5th goal of the season, giving the Blues a 1-0 edge after 20 minutes.
Winnipeg had the shot advantage in the period, 14-13, and killed off the only power play of the frame.
The middle period turned into a back-and-forth penalty battle without a goal on either side. The Jets were whistled for three minors, the Blues for two, but neither club converted while the game stayed tight. Winnipeg still nudged ahead in shots in the period, 9-7, and kept pressing for a tying goal heading into the third.
Cole Perfetti finally provided it just 32 seconds into the final frame. Neal Pionk and Gabriel Vilardi set up the play, and Perfetti finished it off to pull the Jets even at 1-1.
But St. Louis answered eight minutes later when Philip Broberg blasted home his 2nd goal of the season from the point.
Winnipeg earned another power play after that, but couldn’t cash in, and the Blues held the lead the rest of the way.
The Jets kept pushing late, but the final minutes brought no change on the scoreboard. Winnipeg finished with a 33-29 edge in shots, yet the night ended with another one-goal loss, this time 2-1.
That result came on the heels of Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Hurricanes at Canada Life Centre, a game that saw the Jets fall short despite a strong showing from Clay Stevenson in goal. Winnipeg led twice in that one before Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s late second-period goal tied it and former Jet Nikolaj Ehlers buried the eventual winner on a Shayne Gostisbehere setup with 13 minutes left.
Against Carolina, Mark Scheifele opened the scoring early in the second period for his 2nd goal of the season, Mark Jankowski answered for the Hurricanes on the power play, and Alex Iafallo briefly restored Winnipeg’s lead after a setup from Alex Lowry. The Hurricanes, who came in on a six-game winning streak, outshot the Jets 37-23 and held on down the stretch.
Now Winnipeg turns to Dallas, with the team traveling later Tuesday night ahead of Thursday’s matchup against the Stars. The 2026-27 regular season is nearly a month old, and the Jets’ next road game is already on deck.
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