“Legendary choke” – NHL fans react as Jets captain Adam Lowry’s 2OT winner SHOCKS Blues in Game 7

The St. Louis Blues conceded two late goals in the 3rd period and blew away a 2 goal lead before conceding a 2OT winner from Adam Lowry.

“Legendary choke” – NHL fans react as Jets captain Adam Lowry’s 2OT winner SHOCKS Blues in Game 7

Adam Lowry (Image via Sportsnet)

The Winnipeg Jets stunned the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. The Presidents Trophy winners pulled off an incredible comeback in the dying stages of the game and eliminated their opponents through a double overtime winner from their captain, Adam Lowry, and advanced to the next round.

After going 2-0 down in the series, the Blues hit back and won Games 3 and 4. After losing Game 5, they tied the best-of-seven series with a 5-2 win in Game 6 and forced a Game 7 on Sunday.

The St. Louis-based team seemed to be on their way to the next round as goals from Jordan Kyrou, Mathieu Joseph, and Radek Faksa had them leading 3-1 going into the third period. With less than 2 minutes remaining in the game, Vladislav Namestnikov scored to make it 3-2 for the hosts at the Canada Life Centre.

As the time kept on winding down in Winnipeg, the Jets found a leveler through Cole Perfetti. The 23-year-old tapped the puck in from close range with just 1.6 seconds remaining in the game and enforced overtime.

After the overtime period failed to separate the two teams, a double overtime was required. In this period, some luck went in favor of the Jets. A long-range shot from Neal Poink took a deflection off captain Adam Lowry and found the back of the net, leading to the arena erupting with joy.

Despite making 43 saves in the game, goaltender Jordan Bennington was unable to get his team over the line. This 4-3 OT loss brought an end to the Blues’ 2024-25 season.

Social media reacts to St. Louis Blues’ 2OT loss against Winnipeg Jets in Game 7

The first round series between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues went all the way to Game 7. It was in the final minutes where the Jets mounted a huge comeback and later went on to break the hearts of the Blues fans.

Adam Lowry and Winnipeg Jets celebrating their win
Adam Lowry and Winnipeg Jets celebrating their win (Image via CBC)

Fans on social media were left stunned as the Canadian team somehow found a way back from 3-1 down in the third period. Adam Lowry, the captain of the Jets, was credited with the 2OT winner as the puck deflected off him.

The Blues fans were left shocked by the performance of their team. On X, several fans slammed the team for blowing a 2-goal lead late on and then losing in double overtime. One fan wrote, “Legendary choke” while reacting to the defeat of the Central Division team.

Check out that and some more reactions from X below:

This is now the first time since the 2020-21 season that the Jets have qualified for the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. That season, they swept the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 before getting swept by the Montreal Canadiens.

Adam Lowry shares a heartfelt exchange with former Winnipeg Jets coach following Game 7 2OT winner

In a thrilling game between the Winnipeg Jets and the St. Louis Blues on Sunday, captain Adam Lowry turned out to be the overtime winner. While the puck may have taken a huge deflection off him, he was credited with the game-winning moment. After the game, the 32-year-old shared a heartfelt exchange with a former Jets coach.

Adam Lowry
Adam Lowry (Image via The Hockey Writers)

Following the match, Lowry spoke with the NHL on TNT crew. In this, his former coach, Rick Bowness, the former coach of the Jets, spoke with him and expressed his affection towards the Jets captain.

That guts the effort from that team to the bed tonight personifies your work ethic. Your team commitment, your compete man. I couldn’t be happier for you. You know, I love you. You know, I miss you and I couldn’t be happy for you man. You’re doing a great job. Keep it going.

Rick Bowness said

Lowry seemed emotional with the words of his former head coach. In his reply, the centre player admitted that his words meant a “lot” to him.

The double overtime winner of Lowry was his 3rd goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs this year. He is yet to register an assist, though. He and his team will now turn their attention towards the Dallas Stars, who, like them, pulled off an incredible comeback in Game 7 to stun the Colorado Avalanche.

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