After what many described as an all-systems failure for the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3, they still lead the series 2-1 and have a chance tonight in St. Louis to head home with a commanding 3-1 series advantage.

The Jets were down 2-0 just 3:11 into the first period and never really got back into the game. Captain Adam Lowry said the key to bouncing back is “execution, playing fast.”

“There are things they did really well that limited our ability to get to our transition, to get to our forecheck, allowed them to get on the body and turn pucks over and put us on our heels,” Lowry said. “I think as we saw in Winnipeg, when we get to our game, we’re efficient through the neutral zone, we’re good at turning pucks over, and we create a lot of zone time and really limit their chances. Watching Game 3 back, they had a lot of time and space through the neutral zone.

“We knew they were going to throw a lot of pucks at the net, and it’s about getting in shooting lanes, winning those 1-on-1 battles, and winning the battles down low to stop the zone time they started to get. It starts in the defensive zone and leads to us possessing the puck more, breaking it out more efficiently, and getting to our forecheck.”

Meanwhile, the Blues are riding a wave of confidence after their blowout win. They know the Jets will likely adjust—something Winnipeg has done all season long after a rare off night—and they’ll try to be ready for it.

The Blues scored three power-play goals in their 7-2 win on Thursday evening, with Pavel Buchnevich, Colton Parayko, and Jordan Kyrou finding the back of the net for St. Louis.

In terms of lineup notes, Gabriel Vilardi skated in a regular practice jersey yesterday for the first time since his injury in March. He’s considered a game-time decision for tonight. Defenceman Dylan DeMelo, who missed Game 3 due to illness, was also back at practice.

Connor – Scheifele – Iafallo

Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Perfetti

Barron – Lowry – Appleton

Tanev – Gustafsson – Anderson-Dolan

Morrissey – DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Fleury – Schenn

Hellebuyck

Comrie

Buchnevich – Thomas – Snuggerud

Neighbours – Schenn – Kyrou

Joseph – Sundqvist – Bolduc

Toropchenko – Faksa – Walker

Fowler – Parayko

Broberg – Faulk

Leddy – Tucker

Binnington

Hofer

(Lineups via Daily Faceoff; subject to change)

Puck drop is set for an early 12:00 p.m. CT, and the game will be available to watch on SNW. Be sure to check out the post-game article at Jetsnation.ca.