As the St. Louis Blues prepare to try and defend their turf, starting with Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday (8:30 p.m.; FDSNMW, ESPN2, SN, TVAS, CBC,

The Blues recognize what they did well in Game 1. Their power play was 2-for-3. They were physical, especially early; St. Louis was credited with 32 hits in the first period. It held Winnipeg’s power play, ranked No. 1 in the regular season (28.9 percent) to one goal on four opportunities.

Mark Scheifele had a goal and assist and Kyle Connor scored his second consecutive game-winner in the third period to propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday and a two-game lead in their opening-round playoff series.