So, does Connor just expect that pass from Scheifele, given their years together?

“Uh, yeah, I’d like to think so,” Connor said with a laugh.

On his assist to Iafallo, Scheifele kept possession of the puck behind the net, and slipped a centering pass between Blues center Robert Thomas and defenseman Cam Fowler to Iafallo, who scored glove-side on Binnington.

“I think there’s been a long list of things that kind of shows what type of player he is in the playoffs. I look at 2017-2018 and kind of the run that he had, (he) really carried the mail offensively with the number of goals he scored in that year. But every year, he seems to work on some new skills, come back an even better player than he was before,” Lowry said of Scheifele, who had 20 points (14 goals, six assists) in the 2017-18 playoffs, when the Jets advanced to the Western Conference Final.

“It’s difficult to kind of understand that someone in their 30s is continuing to get better, they’re not kind of plateauing. But he puts in the work, he’s rewarded for it. I thought tonight was a perfect example of our stars being our stars.”

Connor and Scheifele’s work in the regular season is a big reason why the Jets won the Presidents’ Trophy, awarded annually to the team that finishes with the most points in the regular season. Connor had 97 points (41 goals, 56 assists) in 82 games. Scheifele had 87 points (39 goals, 48 assists) in 82 games. The two combined for 19 game-winning goals this season, Scheifele having 11 of them.

They’re the backbone of the Jets offense, and they showed that again on Saturday.