Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey League
Connor Hellebuyck makes 26 saves in the Jets' 4-2 victory over the Canadiens
Adam Lowry, Gabriel Vilardi and Vlad Namestnikov also scored for NHL-leading Winnipeg. The Jets went 2-1-1 on a four-game homestand to improve to 22-9-1.
Josh Anderson and Lane Hutson scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault stopped 23 shots. The Canadiens dropped to 11-16-3.
Anderson pulled Montreal to 3-2 midway through the third period before Namestnikov sealed it with an empty-netter.
Connor gave the Jets a 3-1 lead when he one-timed a pass from Vilardi on a two-man advantage in the second period.
Canadiens: Came to life in the third period and had plenty of chances only to be stymied by Hellebuyck, who made some outstanding saves.
WPG leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:48 | Lane Hutson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (14), Cole Caufield (10) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:34 | Gabriel Vilardi Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Kyle Connor (21), Josh Morrissey (26) |
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Goal | 1st Period 16:40 | Adam Lowry Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nino Niederreiter (8), Dylan DeMelo (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:26 | Kyle Connor Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (27), Gabriel Vilardi (11) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:00 | Josh Anderson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (7), Brendan Gallagher (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:53 | Vladislav Namestnikov Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Alex Iafallo (6) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 WPG |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 20 | Hits | 11 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 28 | Shots | 27 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 50.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 50.0 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 12 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 15,225 | Capacity:
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 15,225 | Capacity:
