Another special teams battle lost, another game squandered by the Winnipeg Jets.
Despite a promising start, the Jets were derailed by a revolving door to the sin bin and ultimately paid the price in a 2-1 defeat to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center on Tuesday.
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St. Louis Blues’ Jake Neighbours (63) is unable to get his stick on the puck as Winnipeg Jets goaltender Stuart Skinner (74) and Mario Ferraro (38) defend during second period action in St. Louis.
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Winnipeg Jets’ Cole Koepke (45) is unable to beat St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer (30).
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Winnipeg Jets goaltender Stuart Skinner has totalled a .910 save percentage and 2.65 goals-against average, along with a 3-1-1 record in six appearances to start this season.
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