Pavel Buchnevich drops a hat trick and the mic as St. Louis steamrolls Winnipeg in Game 3 beatdown
On April 24, 2025, the St. Louis Blues absolutely cooked the Winnipeg Jets in a Game 3 playoff spectacular that felt less like hockey and more like a live-action cartoon. Final score? 7–2. And no, that’s not a typo — the Blues dropped a touchdown on the Jets and didn’t even need the extra point.
From puck drop, the Blues came out looking like they’d all just chugged triple-shot espressos and remembered they hate losing. Cam Fowler kicked off the chaos with a goal that went in smoother than a TikTok dance routine. Winnipeg’s defense? Still buffering.
Then Pavel Buchnevich entered the chat — and never left. The man didn’t just score a hat trick; he practically opened a hat store. Goals here, goals there, goals everywhere. At one point, even the ref looked like he was considering calling in sick. Buchnevich added an assist, too, because hey, why not inflate the résumé?
By the end of the first period, it was 3–0 Blues and Jets fans were already stress-eating their arena nachos.
Winnipeg tried to rally in the third, managing two goals like someone finally found the cheat code — but the Blues responded with the energy of someone who just remembered where they left their AirPods: focused, furious, and not messing around.
Colton Parayko slammed the door shut with a late-game power-play goal, which is playoff speak for, “Please find the exits in an orderly fashion.”
As the final horn sounded, hats rained down, Jets fans stared into the void, and somewhere, a St. Louis band was definitely cueing up “When the Blues Go Marching In.”
The Blues now trail 2–1 in the series, but if this game was any indication, they just remembered how to party — and Winnipeg better buckle up.
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