5 Keys: Blues at Jets, Game 2

BLUES at JETS
9:30 p.m. ET; CNBC, SN, TVAS, FS-MW
St. Louis leads best-of-7 series 1-0
The St. Louis Blues will try to take a 2-0 lead against the Winnipeg Jets in the Western Conference First Round at Bell MTS Place on Friday.

Teams that win the first two games of a best-of-7 series own an all-time series record of 318-50 (86.4 percent), including a 72-20 record when they come on the road (78.3 percent).

St. Louis won 2-1 in Game 1 on Wednesday; center Tyler Bozak's goal with 2:05 remaining in the third period the difference, the second game-winning playoff goal of his career. The other was with the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-3 overtime win against the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round on April 17, 2017.
Here are 5 keys for Game 2:
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1. Battling tops

In Game 1, the Blues top line of Brayden Schenn, Ryan O'Reilly and Vladimir Tarasenko was frequently matched against the Jets top line of Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler, but neither top line created a goal.
Schenn, O'Reilly and Tarasenko, who combined for 199 points (78 goals, 121 assists) during the regular season, had five shots on goal in Game 1. Connor, Scheifele and Wheeler, who combined for 241 points (92 goals, 149 assists) during the regular season, also had five shots on goal. Which way this saw off breaks will have a big influence on how this series goes.

2. Something special

Neither team had a special-teams goal in Game 1. St. Louis was 0-for-3 on the power play and Winnipeg was 0-for-1.
Blues coach Craig Berube said Thursday the power play will have to do better after generating two shots on goal in its three opportunities. He said he's looking for more shots and a more direct attack at the net. St. Louis was 4-for-10 with the man advantage in the final three games of the regular season and had the 10th-best power play in the League at 21.1 percent this season.
Winnipeg's penalty killing was tied for 22nd during the regular season at 79.2 percent.
The Jets power play, which created one shot on goal in Game 1, was ranked fourth in the NHL in the regular season at 24.8 percent. The Blues were ninth in penalty killing at 81.5 percent.

3. Leading question

The Jets took a 1-0 lead to the third period in Game 1 but failed to win; they ranked fourth-worst in the NHL by percentage (.743) at holding leads going into the third period during the regular season, 26-5-4 in that situation.
The Blues were 2-23-6 during the regular season when trailing after two periods.
Jets forward and captain Blake Wheeler said there is no panic.
"There's so much parity in the League, if you're going to be devastated by a loss or two losses, you have no business expecting to win the Stanley Cup," Wheeler said.

4. Jordan rules

Blues goalie Jordan Binnington made 24 saves in Game 1, his first in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the rookie gave the impression he'll be able to continue the sharp play that has made him a Calder Trophy contender.
Binnington, whose first NHL start was a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers on Jan. 7, was 24-5-1 with a 1.89 goals-against average and .927 save percentage this season and set Blues records for wins and shutouts (five) by a rookie.
His best save in Game 1 was a right-pad stop on center Mark Scheifele's one-timer with 13 seconds remaining in the third period, a signal that handling the spotlight was no issue in his playoff debut.

5. Laine sighting

Jets forward Patrik Laine scored a first-period goal in Game 1 and hit the post in the third period. Laine, who had three shots on goal and played 17:29, started the series on a line with Bryan Little and Andrew Copp.
Winnipeg will attempt to get Laine more offensive looks and keep him engaged; he scored 30 goals during the regular season but was limited to one in the final 19 games.
In his first Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2018, Laine had 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 17 games when the Jets reached the Western Conference Final but lost in five games to the Vegas Golden Knights.

Blues projected lineup

Brayden Schenn -- Ryan O'Reilly -- Vladimir Tarasenko
Jaden Schwartz -- Oskar Sundqvist -- David Perron
Pat Maroon -- Tyler Bozak -- Robert Thomas
Zach Sanford -- Ivan Barbashev -- Alexander Steen
Vince Dunn -- Alex Pietrangelo
Jay Bouwmeester -- Colton Parayko
Joel Edmundson -- Robert Bortuzzo
Jordan Binnington
Jake Allen
Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Mackenzie MacEachern, Carl Gunnarsson, Robby Fabbri, Chris Thorburn
Injured: Sammy Blais (lower body)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault -- Kevin Hayes -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Andrew Copp -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Brandon Tanev -- Adam Lowry -- Par Lindholm
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched:Bogdan Kiselevich, Joe Morrow, Sami Niku, Matt Hendricks, Nathan Beaulieu, Jack Roslovic
Injured: None

Status report

The Blues are expected to have the same lineup as Game 1. … Tanev is expected to return after missing three games with an upper-body injury. Roslovic is expected to come out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. … Jets coach Paul Maurice said he has a couple of lineup decisions to make.
NHL.com Correspondent Scott Billeck contributed to this report
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