In the first two games of their series with the St. Louis Blues, the Winnipeg Jets managed to overcome some not-so-great starts to win both contests. But in Game 3 in St. Louis, they couldn't dig themselves out of an early hole,

Judging by the thunderous, boisterous St. Louis Blues crowd in attendance for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, one could hardly tell the home side was down two games in the series.

In December, Blues GM Doug Armstrong picked up the 15-year veteran and a fourth-round pick in 2027 in exchange for prospect Tim Jeremie Biakabutuka and a second-round pick in 2027. The Ducks also retained some of Fowler’s salary, giving him a $4 million AAV this season and in the final year of his contract in 2025-26.