Kyle Connor scored just three times in 17 playoff games for the NHLJets last year. This post-season, the 22-year-old has matched that goal total in the Jets’ first four games against the St. Louis Blues. (imacSportsnet)
Connor set up Mark Scheifele’s tying goal and scored the overtime winner in Tuesday’s 2-1 win and his line, with Blake Wheeler, appeared to be taking over the first-round series ahead of Game 5 here Thursday.
“It’s such an emotional game every single game. Win one game and it feels like you’re winning the Cup, and vice-versa if you lose one. It’s about kind of managing those emotions and expectations.”“It was definitely something I’d never come across before,” Connor said. “I’d played playoff hockey, but it’s a different animal when you get to the Stanley Cup playoffs. As a team, we had a lot of guys in that situation. It was a great experience.
The Jets swept two games in St. Louis to even the series after losing the first two games at home. The Jets are 1-6 in their last seven playoff games in Winnipeg. Connor outscored Laine this season, 34 goals to 30, which reveals a lot about both players. Connor got better, while Laine seemed to regress, finishing the regular season with one goal in 19 games and two points in 12. Connor scored 12 times in his final 23 games.
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