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“You give them eight opportunities, they’re going to make you pay,” Jets captain Adam Lowry told reporters in St. Louis. “We’ve got to do a better job of bearing down.”
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Adam Lowry #17 of the Winnipeg Jets pushes Jimmy Snuggerud #21 of the St. Louis Blues during a scrum during the first period of Game Three of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Enterprise Center on April 24, 2025 in St Louis. The Blues have six power-play goals in 15 chances. Photo by (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)Article content
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Heading into Game 4 of this Western Conference quarterfinal against the St. Louis Blues, the Jets are ranked 13th on the penalty kill at 60 per cent.
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“You give them eight opportunities, they’re going to make you pay,” Jets captain Adam Lowry told reporters in St. Louis. “We’ve got to do a better job of bearing down. When we have pucks on our stick, getting them down (the full length of the ice), denying zone entries, winning those one-on-one battles and getting in some shooting lanes.”
The Blues scored a trifecta of power-play goals in their 7-2 win over Winnipeg on Thursday evening in St. Louis. Pavel Buchnevich, Colton Parayko and Jordan Kyrou found the back of the net for the home team.
The Jets lead this best-of-seven series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Sunday afternoon.
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Robert Thomas, Kyrou, scored in Game 1 and Jimmy Snuggerud netted his first of the series in Game 2.
“We’ve had a couple where they’re close to being kills and they hit the seam on us, and it ends up in the back of the net,” Lowry said. “One misread and you get numbers high above the puck, and they have three guys down below and good players are going to make you pay.”
St. Louis has a power play conversion rate of 40 per cent, scoring six times on 15 opportunities. Just as a comparison only, the club ended the regular season 16th on the power play, a 22.1 per cent conversion rate.
“I think (our power play has) been very direct, I think we’ve attacked well, and I think Steve Ott’s had a very good plan,” Blues head coach Jim Montgomery said of his assistant coach. “He’s always figuring out new ways to attack from the same kind of look. I think we have really talented players who are playing at a high level right now.”
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Montgomery says the PP has had some success switching players at random times, for example Buchnevich subbing in and out with forward Zack Bolduc. The intention is to get the Jets thinking about alternative methods of attack.
“Maybe it creates a little bit of hesitancy,” Montgomery explained. “Maybe they cover one guy more than the other. It creates a different opening, especially for the passers (on our team).”
During the regular season, the Jets’ penalty kill was 13th at 79.4 per cent. If the Jets want to play into the month of June, cleaning up the penalty kill is a good place to start.
“We still have to be aggressive with smart reads and like I said, when we have the puck on our stick or have an opportunity to get clears,” Lowry said. “You have to force them to go down the length of the ice, you have to be able to get fresh killers out so you can maintain that pressure.”
Lowry says certain aspects of the PK have been decent, but not enough for sustained success. The Jets penalty kill was 13th at 79.4 per cent during the regular season.
“We’re denying shots, we’re denying seams and the slot,” Lowry said. “We’re getting pressure when we can. Sometimes when you get shelled early, you have a tendency to get back on your heels. That’s almost the worst thing you can do.”
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