In their last game before the Olympic break, the Winnipeg Jets were trying to avoid their first consecutive loss under head coach Paul Maurice since he took over January 12 against the host, St. Louis Blues won 4-2 in a shootout. They didn't. Although the Jets came back in the third period and tied the game at three (one of three comebacks) forcing overtime that solved nothing, they were not able to put any further pucks past St. Louis goaltender Brian Elliot in the shootout.
Jets forward Mark Scheifele scored twice and was close at various times at becoming the first Jet to score a hat trick since the team's relocation from Atlanta in 2011. Dustin Byfuglien scored the equalizer for the Jets with 6:57 remaining in the third.
The Jets went 0-3 in the shootout, while the Blues scored twice from goals by T.J. Oshie and Vladimir Tarasenko.
The Jets are now 9-3 under Maurice.
