Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec of the Czech Republic denies St. Louis Blues Jaden Schwartz shot on goal in the first period at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on April 7, 2015. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Ondrej Pavelec made 30 saves for back-to-back shutouts, and the Winnipeg Jets defeated the St. Louis Blues 1-0 at Scottrade Center on Tuesday.
Chris Thorburn scored 2:31 into the second period for the lone goal of the game as Blues netminder Jake Allen also made 30 saves in the loss.
“We’re playing against a team that’s fighting for their lives. I just don’t think we had enough urgency in our game,” Allen said. “We have a playoff spot locked up but they don’t. We didn’t match their intensity.”
The Blues (49-24-7) lead the Nashville Predators by one point for first place in the Central Division and the Chicago Blackhawks by three. The Predators lost 3-2 at the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, and the Blackhawks lost 2-1 to the Wild.
The Blues close their season with home games against Chicago on Thursday and Minnesota on Saturday.