Judging by the thunderous, boisterous St. Louis Blues crowd in attendance for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, one could hardly tell the home side was down two games in the series.

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 - The Winnipeg Jets continue their best-of-seven series with the St. Louis Blues tonight at Enterprise Center with Game 3. Winnipeg won both of the first two games and hold a 2-0 lead in the series, but Mark Scheifele - who has two goals and five points in the series - expects the Blues to bring their best on Thursday night.