Down 3-0 entering the third period, the Blues staged a furious comeback and came within the width of a goal post of tying the game but went on to lose, 5-2, to the Jets on Saturday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Goals by Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly got the Blues within a goal late in the third and Vince Dunn had a shot go off the post. But after the Blues pulled goalie Jordan Binnington with about two minutes to go, the puck got turned over and first Blake Wheeler and then Patrik Laine scored into an empty net.
Until then, the Blues had been peppering Winnipeg with shots, outshooting them 12-5 in the third period. They had plenty of chances, but couldn't get the puck past Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck.
