Kyle Connor notched a pair, while Mark Scheifele also scored as both players are now tied for the team lead with 29 goals on the season.
Winnipeg Jets ' Mark Scheifele celebrates his goal over Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault with teammates Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi.Just over a week ago in Utah, the Winnipeg Jets played perhaps their worst game of the season. They haven’t lost since.
“The first 10 minutes Montreal came out really hard, and had us on our heels, and we spent a lot of time in our end of the rink,” said Jets head coach Scott Arniel. “But we finally got back and got playing our game. We did a better job of getting through the neutral zone and got our forecheck going.“At the end of the day that was pretty much what turned that second period around. We got pucks in and got after them and created the zone time and got them on the heels.
The Jets turned the tables on the Canadiens in the middle frame with a 13-3 shot advantage and scored a backbreaker with just over a second left in the second period to take a two-goal lead.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“You don’t even really hear it, to be honest,” said Scheifele. “It’s a fantastic rink to play in. Obviously a lot of history with the Canadiens. So, you kinda drown it out. Once and awhile if there’s no pressure on you and you hear it a little bit, you laugh a little bit.” An initial rush chance from Cole Caufield was stopped by Connor Hellebuyck, sending the rebound to the corner. Several Jets players collapsed on Caufield, who spotted Nick Suzuki open behind the net. Montreal’s captain got the puck and quickly fed a wide-open Juraj Slafkovsky in the slot for the game’s first goal.
Montreal managed to kill off a late penalty to send the game to intermission tied 1-1 with the Habs still ahead on the shot counter 15-7, but Winnipeg’s strong play to finish off the period carried over into the second.
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