The first round of the NHL playoff concludes with Game 7 between the regular-season league-best Winnipeg Jets and the Western Conference eighth-seeded St. Louis Blues.

Cam Fowler, Brayden Schenn and Nathan Walker scored in a 2:13 span of the second period and the St. Louis Blues beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 to force a Game 7 in the first-round series.

St. Louis coach Jim Montgomery walked around before the Winter Classic.

The Anaheim Ducks have traded defenseman Cam Fowler and a fourth-round pick to the St. Louis Blues for minor-league defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka and a second-round pick.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Anaheim Ducks are closing in on a one-year deal with defenseman John Klingberg.

Isac Lundestrom had two goals and an assist, Anthony Stolarz made 22 saves for his third shutout of the season and the Anaheim Ducks snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.