Kyle Connor scored the tie-breaking goal with 1:36 remaining to help the Winnipeg Jets rally for a 5-3 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference series Saturday evening.

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice in a three-point performance and goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood won his Stanley Cup playoffs debut as the visiting Colorado Avalanche claimed a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday to open their series.