Broberg's Third-Period Power Play Lifts Blues Past Jets, 2-1
Philip Broberg's one-timer on St. Louis's fifth power play broke a tie with 11:13 left and handed Winnipeg a third straight loss.
A tight, penalty-filled divisional game at Enterprise Center came down to special teams on Tuesday night, and it was Philip Broberg who settled it — a one-timer from the high slot off a Robert Thomas feed at 8:47 of the third period, on the Blues' fifth power play of the game, for a 2-1 St. Louis win over the Winnipeg Jets.
The result snapped a two-game losing streak for the Blues (4-4-1) at the start of a five-game homestand, and stretched Winnipeg's skid to three (0-2-1), the Jets' longest of the young season.
How it unfolded
Winnipeg had the better of the opening minutes, but St. Louis took over the rest of the first period, and Jimmy Snuggerud opened the scoring at 12:30 when Dylan Holloway's centering pass went in off his skate in the low slot — Snuggerud's second straight game with a goal, per NHL.com's recap. A whistle-heavy second period broke up the flow, something Jets coach Scott Arniel said afterward disrupted his bench rotation.
Winnipeg answered fast in the third. Just 32 seconds in, Cole Perfetti curled out from below the goal line and backhanded one under Joel Hofer's pad — his sixth goal in nine games — one second after a Jets power play had expired. But Broberg, who led the game with six shots across 23:41 of ice time, had the final word.
The quiet stars
Hofer finished with 32 saves, his fourth career win against his hometown team, including four stops in the closing stretch after Winnipeg pulled Stuart Skinner (26 saves) for the extra attacker. Holloway's assist extended his point streak to five games (one goal, six assists), and Thomas now has 14 points in 11 career meetings with Winnipeg.
"Good pass and I just shot it," Broberg said of the winner, while Blues coach Jim Montgomery likened his defenseman's skating to a racing car. Arniel's verdict on the other side was simpler: the Jets needed to find a way to keep the game tied, and the parade to the penalty box made that too hard.