2025 NHL playoffs daily: Previews for Sunday's games - ESPN

The second Sunday of the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs is here. There will not be any teams eliminated following the four matchups, but each game is nonetheless pivotal as we move closer to the second round.

In each of the four series that play Sunday, the home team has won every game thus far. Will that trend continue? Or will the favored teams in each head back home with a chance to close things out?

Read on for game previews with statistical insights from ESPN Research, recaps of what went down in Saturday's games, and the Three Stars of Saturday Night from Arda Öcal.

Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues
Game 4 (WPG leads 2-1) | 1 p.m. ET | TBS

The two teams had an extra day off, playing Game 3 on Thursday, a 7-2 win for the Blues. Entering this game, history is not on the Blues' side; teams that have led 2-1 in a best-of-seven series have gone on to win the series 68.6% of the time, and the Blues specifically are 8-20 when trailing 1-2 in a series.

The good news for St. Louis is that Game 3 was the club's 13th straight victory at home, going back to the regular season. The Blues have scored at least five goals in seven of those 13 games.

Pavel Buchnevich's hat trick was the first of his career, and quadrupled his career playoff goal total — he previously had one goal in 22 games.

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck appears off his game — compared to the regular season, but not past playoffs. He has allowed four goals or more in nine of his past 12 playoff games.

Winnipeg will need their top players to get back in the scoring swing. Mark Scheifele had two goals and three assists through the first two games, but was held scoreless in Game 3. Kyle Connor began with two goals and two assists and was also held pointless in Game 3.

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