They knew the St. Louis Blues, down 2-0 in the best-of-7 series, were going to respond. They knew the Blues were going to feed off their home crowd at Enterprise Center. They were right and when it was all over the Jets were on the wrong end of a 7-2 loss Thursday.

In December, Blues GM Doug Armstrong picked up the 15-year veteran and a fourth-round pick in 2027 in exchange for prospect Tim Jeremie Biakabutuka and a second-round pick in 2027. The Ducks also retained some of Fowler’s salary, giving him a $4 million AAV this season and in the final year of his contract in 2025-26.

St. Louis Blues' Jake Neighbours, center, falls over Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington, right, as he is checked by Winnipeg Jets' Adam Lowry (17) during the third period of Game 2 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monday April 21, 2025. (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP) AP