PHOTOS: Whiteout fans left singing the Blues, as visitors again dash Jets' hopes
Ahmar Khan | CBC News | Posted: April 13, 2019 5:54 AM | Last Updated: April 13, 2019
More goals for supporters to cheer, but same result in Game 2 of NHL playoff series
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Caption: Fans look on as the final seconds of Game 2 tick away, with the Winnipeg Jets falling to the St. Louis Blues 4-3. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
Jets fans were subjected to wild swings of emotion at Friday's Whiteout street party in downtown Winnipeg.
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Caption: A Winnipeg Jets fan hunches over at the Winnipeg Whiteout party as the seconds count down in Friday's loss. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
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Caption: A trio of Jets fans take a selfie prior to Game 2. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
After falling behind early in the first period, the home team stormed back to tie the score less than seven minutes later.
Image | Laine Goal Celebrations
Caption: Fans leap into the air and celebrate as Patrik Laine scores a go-ahead goal to put the Jets up 2-1 in the second period. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
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Caption: Jets fans throw their arms in the air to celebrate Patrik Laine's second-period goal. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
The thousands of fans jammed together around Bell MTS Place erupted early in the second period, when Patrik Laine gave the Jets a 2-1 lead on one of his patented one-timers.
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Caption: A Winnipeg Jets fans buries her face in a towel as the team fell behind 3-2 midway through the second period. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
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Caption: A Jets fan is stunned after Oskar Sundqvist scored the third goal of game for the St. Louis Blues to give them a one-goal lead midway through the second period. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
But St. Louis didn't go away, dampening the crowd's spirits with two goals in just over three minutes to take a 3-2 lead.
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Caption: Fans celebrate Mark Scheifele's game-tying goal in the second period. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
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Caption: Jets fans are left in shock after St. Louis Blues forward Ryan O'Reilly scored what would be the eventual game-winning goal in Game 2. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
Mark Scheifele tied the game at 3-3 late in the second period, setting up a final frame that had fans biting their nails.
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Caption: While some were left in disarray, others cheered for a Winniepg Jets comeback after Ryan O'Reilly scored the eventual game-winning goal in Game 2 for the St. Louis Blues. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
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Caption: Jets fans show their excitement as the team does their best to come back in the third period. (Ahmar Khan/CBC News)
Groans erupted early in the third period, when St. Louis's Ryan O'Reilly scored to give the Blues a 4-3 lead.
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Caption: A 360-degree panorama photo shows the scene at Friday night's Whiteout street party in downtown Winnipeg. (Dave Gaudet/CBC)
And as the clock wound down and the Jets' hopes for a comeback faded, fans were left cold, disappointed, but hopeful for a reversal of fortunes in Games 3 and 4 in St. Louis.