WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Kyle Connor's one-timer with 1:36 remaining in the third period snapped a 3-3 tie, and the No. 1 seed Winnipeg Jets survived a Game 1 scare -- and some shaky goaltending from Connor Hellebuyck -- to post a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues in the opener of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Connor also contributed a pair of assists and captain Adam Lowry capped the victory with an empty-netter with 53 seconds left, much to the delight of the "whiteout" full house of 15,225 fans at the Canada Life Centre.