ST. LOUIS -- Pavel Buchnevich scored his first Stanley Cup Playoff hat trick and had an assist for the St. Louis Blues in a 7-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round at Enterprise Center on Thursday.

In their 13th straight win on home ice, the Blues chased goalie Connor Hellebuyck with six goals on 25 shots. Their power play went 3-for-8, and they had a playoff-record 63 hits in another physical battle.

St. Louis Blues' Jake Neighbours, center, falls over Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, right, as he is checked by Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (17) during the third period of Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday April 21, 2025. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) AP