NHL playoffs 2019 Jets forward Blake Wheeler ends 13-game goal drought in Game 2 loss to Blue

Blake Wheeler avoided a monthlong goal drought by a single day. The Jets' captain hadn't scored since March 14, but on Friday night Wheeler finally got himself back on the scoresheet with Winnipeg's opening goal in a 4-3 Game 2 lo s to the St. Louis Blues. It was also Wheeler's first point of the playoffs; the 32-year-old had no Kyle Brodziak Jersey goals or a sists in 17:03 of ice time in Game 1, a 2-1 St. Louis victory onWednesday. MORE: NHL playoff scores, TV schedule, live updates Receiving a pinpoint pa s from teammate Mark Scheifele, Wheeler made no mistake from point-blank range, one-timing the puck over Blues goalieJordan Binnington's left shoulder. Wheeler went 13 games (12 regular-season, one playoff) without scoring, an uncharacteristic dry spell for a player who has reached the 20-goal plateau in six consecutiveseasons (seven total). Unfortunately for the Jets, Wheeler's return to goal-scoring form wasn't enough to overcome a Blues team that took a 2-0first-round series lead with the victory. Josh Harding Jersey