Not much more than backing the home team -- they are 116-82 all-time in Game 7s and went 3-1 last year. Connor Hellebuyck has looked nothing like the sure-fire Vezina winner he will be, but I think he shows tonight in the biggest game of his career and a bit of a referendum on it. Remember, he was the losing goalie for Team USA vs. Canada's Jordan Binnington, of the Blues, in the 4 Natons Face-Off. So if Hellebuyck plays badly again tonight, then maybe there is a mental issue in big games. It's also perhaps the biggest game ever in Winnipeg as that city has never hosted a Game 7 before, which I found surprising.

Major concern for Jets GK Connor Hellebuyck, who has some playoff demons that he hasn't been able to escape in this series, especially the games at St Louis, where he was pulled in all three matches. In the last three postseasons, Hellebuyck now is 5-11 with an .860 save percentage. His GAA this series vs. the Blues is 4.22, though he has won all three home starts vs St Louis. Yet playing with house money is nothing new for those Blues still around from 2019, such as GK Jordan Binnington, who won at Boston in Game 7 to take the Stanley Cup. As in Game 6, the St Louis forecheck ability threatens to turn Game 7 toward the Blues. Play Blues on Money Line