St. Louis Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich scored three goals in the Game 3 win against Winnipeg at Enterprise Center.

Pavel Buchnevich will talk with a reporter longer than most players, discussing the X’s and O’s with passion, not to mention a few curse words. That was the scene at his locker Wednesday at the St. Louis Blues’ practice facility.

Hats of many styles and life stories went flying onto the Enterprise Center ice Thursday as Pavel Buchnevich completed a hat trick, leading the St. Louis Blues to a dominant 7-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets in their first home playoff game in three years.