The winner of Sunday`s Game 7 clash between the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues will advance to face the Dallas Stars in the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. This decisive first-round game takes place at Canada Life Centre, following a series where the home team has won every contest so far. St. Louis pushed the series to seven games by securing a 5-2 victory at Enterprise Center on Friday.
In Game 6, Alexey Toropchenko and defenseman Philip Broberg both contributed a goal and an assist, helping the Blues defeat Winnipeg`s goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. This marked the third time in the series that Hellebuyck, a Vezina Trophy finalist and two-time winner, was pulled from the net. The 31-year-old netminder struggled in St. Louis, allowing five or more goals in each road game, but performed better at home, conceding a total of seven goals across the three games played in Winnipeg.
Historically, the Blues have a 5-6 record in Game 7 situations, but they are currently on a four-game winning streak in such contests, dating back to their 2016 series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Winnipeg Jets, playing without Mark Scheifele due to an undisclosed injury for the second game in a row, have only played one Game 7 in their history, securing a 5-1 road victory against the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 2018 playoffs.
Here are some players whose performance could offer value for prop bets in Sunday`s crucial Game 7.
Best Prop Bet Picks
Kyle Connor (Jets) – Anytime Goal Scorer (+155, bet365)
Kyle Connor, who led the Jets with 41 goals in the regular season, reaching the 40-goal mark for the second time, has continued his offensive production in the playoffs. The 28-year-old left winger has scored in four of the six games in this series and is among the top playoff goal scorers. Including last year`s series against Colorado, Connor has found the back of the net in five of his past seven playoff appearances.
Pavel Buchnevich (Blues) – 1+ Assist (+168, FanDuel)
Pavel Buchnevich did not register any points in the last two games but was productive in the first four games of the series. The 30-year-old Russian forward started the playoffs with a four-game assist streak and scored his first career playoff hat trick in Game 3. Considering he had at least one assist in eight out of nine playoff games leading up to his current two-game streak without one, it`s reasonable to expect him to contribute an assist in Sunday`s decisive game.
Cam Fowler (Blues) – 1+ Assist (+142, FanDuel)
Defenseman Cam Fowler began this series with 27 assists in 62 previous playoff appearances. Against Winnipeg, the 33-year-old blueliner has already recorded eight assists in six games, putting him just one assist behind Connor McDavid for the playoff lead. Fowler had at least one assist in the first five games of the series, including all three games played in Winnipeg, and has accumulated 15 assists in his last 19 playoff contests.
