Montreal Canadiens 4–5 Winnipeg Jets
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
- Venue
- Bell CentreMontreal
NHL: Winnipeg Jets beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4.
Game leaders
2Cole CaufieldPoints
2Mark Scheifele- 4Cole CaufieldShots on goal
8Kyle Connor 
42Jacob FowlerSaves
18Stuart Skinner
Three stars
- ★ First starKyle ConnorWinnipeg Jets · 2 G · 8 SOG
★ Second starMorgan BarronWinnipeg Jets · 1 G · 1 A · 6 SOG
★ Third starTyrel BauerWinnipeg Jets · 1 G · 1 A · 2 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
MTL
- Cole Caufield●●2 G · 2 PPG
- Josh Anderson●1 G
- Owen Beck●1 G
Assists: Juraj Slafkovský 2, Kaiden Guhle 1, Noah Dobson 1, Arber Xhekaj 1, Lane Hutson 1, Florian Xhekaj 1, Chris Kreider 1
Winnipeg Jets
- Kyle Connor●●2 G · 1 PPG
- Morgan Barron●1 G · 1 A
- Tyrel Bauer●1 G · 1 A
- Dylan Samberg●1 G
Assists: Mark Scheifele 2, Dylan DeMelo 2, Gabriel Vilardi 1, Cole Koepke 1, Adam Lowry 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength33/37
- Against the power play9/10
- Even strength15/17
- Against the power play3/5
Key stats
- 22Shots on goal47
- 18.2Shooting %10.6
- 2Power-play goals1
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Montreal Canadiens: 5 won, 0 lost in their last 5 games.
Winnipeg Jets: 0 won, 5 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 3 meetings: Montreal Canadiens won 3, Winnipeg Jets won 0.
- Montreal Canadiens lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
- Montreal Canadiens
- Winnipeg Jets
Shooting
- 22Shots on goal47
- 18.2Shooting %10.6
- 2Power-play goals1
Physical play
- 16Hits20
- 23Blocked shots9
Puck control
- 41.1Faceoffs won %58.1
- 3Takeaways4
- 14Giveaways9
Goaltending
- 42Saves18
- 89.4Save %81.8
Discipline
- 22Penalty minutes20
Shots and finishing
MTL took 32% of the shots on goal.
- Montreal Canadiens
- Winnipeg Jets
2247
- Shooting %
- 18.2%10.6%
- Save %
- 89.4%81.8%
- Shooting + save %
- 107.692.4
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
MTL
- Kaiden Guhle25:18
- Lane Hutson24:14
- Alexandre Carrier23:35
- Noah Dobson20:13
- Alex Newhook19:43
- Jake Evans19:24
- Phillip Danault18:29
- Josh Anderson17:45
- Cole Caufield17:22
- Juraj Slafkovský16:30
Winnipeg Jets
- Mark Scheifele28:09
- Kyle Connor27:50
- Gabriel Vilardi25:14
- Neal Pionk23:32
- Cole Perfetti21:03
- Dawson Mercer19:42
- Mario Ferraro19:13
- Dylan DeMelo18:38
- Dylan Samberg18:02
- Elias Salomonsson17:39
Skaters
| 17Josh AndersonRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17:45 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25:18 |
| 76Zachary BolducRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13:01 |
| 53Noah DobsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 20:13 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19:43 |
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23:35 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18:29 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19:24 |
| 42Adam EngstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14:23 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13:05 |
| 62Owen BeckC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 09:27 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 24:14 |
| 63Florian XhekajLW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 08:54 |
| 13Cole CaufieldRW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17:22 |
| 85Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14:35 |
| 91Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10:58 |
| 22Chris KreiderL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13:32 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16:30 |
Goaltenders
| 75Jakub DobesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| 32Jacob FowlerG | 47 | 42 | 5 | 89.4% | 33/37 | 9/10 | 63:30 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Recent form
Last meetings
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