Schwartz scores late in third period, Blues top Jets in Game 5 for 3-2 lead
WINNIPEG — Jaden Schwartz called it a lucky goal, but it was a dagger to the Winnipeg Jets.
The St. Louis forward scored with 15 seconds remaining in the third period, lifting the Blues to a 3-2 victory over Winnipeg on Thursday and handing St. Louis a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal.
Tyler Bozak sent a pass over to Schwartz, who batted the puck in the air and sent it past Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck for the winner.
“(Bozak) came on, he was fresh, and probably knew there wasn’t much time left so he just threw (the puck) on net and I kind of got lucky, it just hit my stick,” Schwartz said of his first goal in the playoffs.