Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor every had a aim and an help because the host Winnipeg Jets regained first place within the Central Division by doubling up on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday evening 4-2.
Josh Morrissey had two assists. Adam Lowry and Vladislav Namestnikov additionally scored for Winnipeg, whereas Nino Niederreiter, Dylan DeMelo and Alex Iafallo added assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 stops for the Jets.
Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson scored objectives for Montreal, with assists from Mike Matheson, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak and Brenden Gallagher. Sam Montembeault made 23 saves for the Canadiens.
Hutson sparked Montreal early, scoring his first NHL aim at 12:12 of the primary interval. Off a faceoff, he obtained a clear go, moved in rapidly and fired a shot from the dot, placing the puck previous Hellebuyck.
Vilardi tied it on the sport’s first energy play at 5:26 of the opening body. Connor made an excellent go throughout the crease to Vilardi, who buried it whereas on one knee.
The Jets stored up the stress when Niederreiter fed a backhand go from behind the online to Lowry, who scored from in tight to make it 2-1 simply 2:06 later.
Winnipeg capitalized once more on the ability play at 6:26 of the second interval, taking a 3-1 lead when Connor fired the puck previous Montembeault with two seconds left within the 5-on-3.
Montreal had an excellent likelihood to get a power-play aim of their very own, however with 2:27 left within the second, Hellebuyck, sitting on the ice and with out his stick, denied Patrik Laine by swatting the puck away with each arms.
The Habs got here out robust within the third and reduce the result in one with 12:00 left. Anderson capitalized on a protracted rebound after a Winnipeg turnover of their zone.
Montreal could not discover the equalizer, nonetheless, and Namestnikov iced the 4-2 consequence for Winnipeg after he picked up the puck on the blue line and rifled it into the empty web with seven seconds remaining.
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