Hellebuyck, Jets shut out Blues

WINNIPEG --Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season to lift the Winnipeg Jets past the St. Louis Blues 4-0 at Bell MTS Place on Sunday.
Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist for the Jets (19-10-5) and Adam Lowry, Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele scored.

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"We liked the way we played last night, but at the same time, you've got to get results in this league," Morrissey said. "We wanted to come out and do a lot of those same things, bear down a little more on some of the chances we got, but keep staying within our system and our structure that made us successful the night before. Our compete level was right throughout the game, and that was a big bounce-back win for us."
The win gave the Jets a split in the home-and-home series; The Blues defeated Winnipeg 2-0 in St. Louis on Saturday. The Jets outshot the Blues 94-54 in the two games.
"Too many shots against, that's not us," Blues coach Mike Yeo said. "We're typically one of the top teams in the league for shot suppression and chance suppression. A little bit too easy to play against the last couple games."

Jake Allen made 42 saves for the Blues (22-11-2). It was the fourth time St. Louis has been shut out this season.
Lowry gave the Jets a 1-0 lead at 4:32 of the second period. Brandon Tanev's rush drew two defensemen to him behind the Blues' net, allowing Andrew Copp to pick up the loose puck and find Lowry alone out for the tap-in.
Laine scored his 16th of the season and 10th power-play goal at 15:13 to make it 2-0. He had nine power-play goals in 73 games during his rookie season in 2016-17.
"We kind of deserved this one because (of Saturday's loss)," Hellebuyck said. "I thought we were the better team. It's very satisfying (to win) and I think it's better for the guys in this room because now they know that they did play the right way and they continued to play the right way."

Scheifele ended a six-game goal drought when he redirected a pass from Morrissey past Allen at 11:54 of the third period to give the Jets a 3-0 lead.
Morrissey made it 4-0 with his fifth at 13:45.

"They're good offensively, we know that," said Blues defenseman Alex Pietrangelo, who returned after missing four games with a lower-body injury. "We've got to control the pace of the game a bit more. I don't think we really had much control. I don't think we played in the offensive zone enough tonight to kind of tire them out. It seemed like we were running around in our end more than they were in their end, which is what our game is. Something we've got to take a look at."

Goal of the game

Lowry's goal at 4:32 of the second period.

Save of the game

Hellebuyck's blocker save on Vladimir Tarasenko at 11:41 of the first period.

Highlight of the game

Laine's power-play goal at 15:13 of the second period.

They said it

"It was emotional, it meant a lot. It was a great moment, one that I won't forget, just like my time here. A lot of good stuff happened to me here. My daughter being born here, a lot of ties, a lot of relationships and friendships. Winnipeg will be in my life and my family's life for the rest of our lives. It's a chapter that's over but at the same time it continues." -- Blues forward Chris Thorburn on his return to Winnipeg after playing 709 regular-season games with the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers organization
"There are no off nights in our division, and I think that's the way you want it, though, because when push comes to shove and you're in games that really mean something, then you're groomed for it, you're used to it."-- Jets forward Blake Wheeler

Need to know

Blues forward Brayden Schenn hasn't scored a goal in four games. He had six goals in his previous four games. … Wheeler has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in his past 11 games. … Laine has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past nine games. ... Blues forward Kyle Brodziak, who didn't play Saturday because of an undisclosed injury, returned to the lineup.

What's next

Blues:At the Calgary Flames on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; SN360, FS-MW, NHL.TV)
Jets:At the Nashville Predators on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; FS-TN, TSN3, NHL.TV)