Winnipeg scored four straight goals in 2:06 in the third period before Dylan Samberg won it at 3:30 of overtime to defeat Montreal 5-4 on Tuesday.
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The Winnipeg Jets completed a four-goal comeback to stun the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime on Tuesday at the Bell Centre, ending a nine-game skid.
Winnipeg trailed by four goals in the third period and came within about three minutes of a 10th straight defeat, but scored four times in a span of 2 minutes, 6 seconds to tie the game with 33 seconds remaining in regulation.
Kyle Connor scored twice and then tied the game when the Canadiens pulled Jacob Fowler, with his second goal coming 27 seconds after the first while on the power play.
Tyrel Bauer, playing in his 10th NHL game after being a sixth-round draft pick, scored his first career goal with 2:39 left in regulation to ignite the rally, after dropping the gloves with Canadiens heavyweight Arber Xhekaj at 9:20.
Dylan Samberg finished the comeback by beating Fowler with a wrist shot at 3:30 in three-on-three overtime.
Earlier, the Canadiens built a commanding lead after Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the game early in the third period to make it 4-0, while Montreal struggled to explain how it allowed a four-goal advantage to disappear.
Fowler, the NHL’s rookie of the month for October, made 42 saves in the win over Winnipeg, including several key stops in the second period and a glove save on Cole Perfetti at 4:34 left in regulation.
In the Jets’ comeback, Morgan Barron made it 4-2 at 18:03 and Bauer recorded an assist that completed his Gordie Howe hat trick.
Connor’s late scoring stretched the turnaround for a Winnipeg team that entered the game seeking its first win since Oct. 13, and its first since Connor Hellebuyck’s trade request ended a tumultuous finish to his tenure with the Jets.
Winnipeg coach Scott Arniel pointed to the timing and playoff race, saying, “This is November 3rd, this isn’t February and March,” after the victory ended the streak.
In the Canadiens’ room, head coach Martin St. Louis said the Canadiens “got what we deserved,” while Caufield added, “We had a four-goal lead. There’s no excuse for this. It’s terrible.”
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