St. Louis Blues defenseman Cam Fowler (17) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during the second period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Friday, May 2, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff L)
St. Louis Blues’ Cam Fowler (17) and Jordan Binnington (50) celebrate after defeating the Winnipeg Jets in Game 4 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Sunday, April 27, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)
Cam Fowler sets Blues franchise record for most points in a playoff series by a defenseman
ST. LOUIS (AP) 鈥 When St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong traded for defenseman Cam Fowler in December, he was hoping to give a team in the final phase of a retool a chance to make an NHL playoff run.
St. Louis Blues defenseman Cam Fowler (17) is congratulated by teammates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during the second period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Friday, May 2, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff L)
ST. LOUIS (AP) 鈥 When St. Louis Blues general manager Doug Armstrong traded for defenseman Cam Fowler in December, he was hoping to give a team in the final phase of a retool a chance to make an NHL playoff run.
The 33-year-old defenseman has met, if not exceeded, expectations as he scored his second goal of the postseason in Game 6 of the team鈥檚 first round series against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night to give him 10 points this series to set a franchise record for most points by a defenseman in a playoff series.
鈥淚ncredibly cerebral,鈥 said Blues coach Jim Montgomery, who was hired nearly three weeks before Fowler was acquired. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a player, when you try and change things that you do, he goes out and implements it right away just because that鈥檚 how intelligent he is, and it鈥檚 really underrated how competitive he is.
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“Did not know that when you coach against him, but once you get him in your own locker room and you get to see the eyes and you see the intensity in his eyes and you couple that with the calmness and poise to make the plays he makes at both ends of the ice, it鈥檚 pretty impressive.鈥
Fowler has carried a heavy workload playing on the team鈥檚 top defensive pairing with Colton Parayko and anchoring the team鈥檚 first power-play unit. His presence has helped the team鈥檚 defensemen record an NHL-best six goals and 17 assists this postseason.
鈥淚 think we feel like we have guys on the back end that can contribute offensively, especially the way that we can skate and try and move the puck through the neutral zone,鈥 Fowler said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a point of emphasis for our group, and we have guys that can execute it. I think when we鈥檙e doing that and we鈥檙e working as a five-man unit, it鈥檚 hard to defend.鈥
The Blues and Jets will face off in Winnipeg on Sunday night in the deciding Game 7 of their series where the home team has won all six games.
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