Three Takeaways From Blues' 2-1 Loss Against Jets In Game 2 Of

Another game hanging in the balance for the St. Louis Blues, another one that got away.

And with a 2-1 loss against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 2 of the Western Conference First Round, the Blues now head home in an 0-2 hole in the best-of-7 series after falling on Monday at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

There were many similarities to what transpired in Game 1, a 5-3 Jets win, when the teams came out flying in the first period, and the Blues had a similar start with the temperature up. But for the second game in a row, they were outscored in the third period and that's been the difference in this series, and again, it was Kyle Connor scoring the game-winner, just like he did with 1:36 remaining in regulation on Saturday, he did so this time just 1:43 into the third to break a 1-all tie.

Jimmy Snuggerud scored his first NHL goal and Jordan Binnington was solid with 210 saves in the game.

The series now shifts to St. Louis for Game 3 on Thursday.

Let's roll into Monday's Three Takeaways:

* Jets best players outplaying Blues best players, especially in third period — You want to know where the series has been the difference? The third period.

The Jets have now outscored the Blues 4-0 in two games, and it's Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor doing the damage, and they did it again.

The game-winner was set up on a puck from blue line to blue line, back in around the net where Cam Fowler wasn't able to win over a puck from Cole Perfetti, who finds an open Connor in the slot past Pavel Buchnevich and he beats Binnington five-hole after Colton Parayko knocked the stick out of his goalie's hand as the shot was being taken when he spun around.

The Blues needed Fowler to kill that play behind the net or at least disrupt it better, and the middle of the ice shouldn't have been that open.

Winnipeg goal!

Scored by Kyle Connor with 18:17 remaining in the 3rd period.

Assisted by Cole Perfetti and Mark Scheifele.

Winnipeg: 2
St. Louis: 1#STLvsWPG#GoJetsGo#stlbluespic.twitter.com/9i9KwmCscG

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