National Hockey League

FINAL
Montreal Canadiens 3
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Winnipeg Jets 6
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MTL2103
WPG0336
Canada Life Centre

Match Report

Jets spoil Dominique Ducharme’s debut as Montreal’s coach

— Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled Dominique Ducharme's debut as Montreal's coach, beating the Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to open a two-game series.

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Team Stats

MTL WPG
12
Blocked Shots
8
19
Hits
15
3
Takeaways
6
21
Shots
30
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
50.0
Power Play Percentage
25.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
21
Faceoffs Won
31
40.4
Faceoff Win Percent
59.6
13
Giveaways
8
5
Total Penalties
3
13
Penalty Minutes
9

Top Performers

MTL

  • Carey Price G GA 5 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Tyler Toffoli C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Phillip Danault C BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1
  • Nick Suzuki C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

WPG

  • Connor Hellebuyck G GA 3 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Adam Lowry C BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 1
  • Mark Scheifele C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Trevor Lewis C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

WPG leads series 1-0

Injuries

Winnipeg Jets

  • Vladislav Namestnikov Injured Reserve
  • Nick Bjugstad Injured Reserve
  • Josh Morrissey Injured Reserve
  • Garrett Brown Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 19:43 3-6
    Alexander Romanov 3rd
  2. Missed 19:15 3-6
    Brett Kulak 3rd
  3. Missed 18:48 3-6
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  4. Goal 18:22 3-6
    Mark Scheifele 3rd
  5. Missed 18:17 3-5
    Blake Wheeler 3rd
  6. Missed 16:45 3-5
    Sami Niku 3rd
  7. Missed 16:41 3-5
    Dylan DeMelo 3rd
  8. Missed 15:09 3-5
    Mason Appleton 3rd
  9. Penalty 14:26 3-5
    Corey Perry 3rd
  10. Penalty 14:26 3-5
    Nikolaj Ehlers 3rd
  11. Missed 13:15 3-5
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  12. Goal 12:37 3-5
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd
  13. Missed 10:58 3-4
    Blake Wheeler 3rd
  14. Penalty 10:24 3-4
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  15. Missed 10:04 3-4
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  16. Penalty 7:29 3-4
    Blake Wheeler 3rd
  17. Goal 6:37 3-4
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  18. Penalty 4:12 3-3
    Ben Chiarot 3rd
  19. Missed 1:44 3-3
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd
  20. Penalty 20:00 3-3
    Jeff Petry 2nd
  21. Missed 19:28 3-3
    Corey Perry 2nd
  22. Missed 19:07 3-3
    Jonathan Drouin 2nd
  23. Missed 18:35 3-3
    Jonathan Drouin 2nd
  24. Goal 14:31 3-3
    Blake Wheeler 2nd
  25. Missed 12:39 3-2
    Tomas Tatar 2nd
  26. Goal 11:50 3-2
    Kyle Connor 2nd
  27. Missed 11:22 3-1
    Ben Chiarot 2nd
  28. Missed 10:21 3-1
    Josh Morrissey 2nd
  29. Missed 8:45 3-1
    Derek Forbort 2nd
  30. Goal 7:33 3-1
    Tomas Tatar 2nd
  31. Penalty 6:15 2-1
    Neal Pionk 2nd
  32. Goal 5:37 2-1
    Kyle Connor 2nd
  33. Missed 5:20 2-0
    Kyle Connor 2nd
  34. Penalty 4:55 2-0
    Shea Weber 2nd
  35. Missed 4:09 2-0
    Paul Byron 2nd
  36. Missed 3:24 2-0
    Neal Pionk 2nd
  37. Missed 2:50 2-0
    Trevor Lewis 2nd
  38. Missed 1:29 2-0
    Paul Byron 2nd
  39. Missed 0:11 2-0
    Blake Wheeler 2nd
  40. Missed 18:39 2-0
    Ben Chiarot 1st
  41. Goal 17:29 2-0
    Joel Armia 1st
  42. Missed 15:44 1-0
    Nick Suzuki 1st
  43. Missed 14:32 1-0
    Josh Morrissey 1st
  44. Goal 13:45 1-0
    Joel Armia 1st
  45. Missed 12:32 0-0
    Adam Lowry 1st
  46. Missed 11:44 0-0
    Josh Anderson 1st
  47. Missed 11:08 0-0
    Derek Forbort 1st
  48. Missed 8:58 0-0
    Kyle Connor 1st
  49. Missed 8:02 0-0
    Corey Perry 1st
  50. Missed 7:27 0-0
    Mason Appleton 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-6
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-6
    3rd
  3. Missed 19:43 3-6
    Alexander Romanov 3rd
  4. Takeaway 19:24 3-6
    Mathieu Perreault 3rd
  5. Missed 19:15 3-6
    Brett Kulak 3rd
  6. Missed 18:48 3-6
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  7. Takeaway 18:44 3-6
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  8. Shot 18:36 3-6
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:22 3-6
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  10. Goal 18:22 3-6
    Mark Scheifele 3rd
  11. Missed 18:17 3-5
    Blake Wheeler 3rd
  12. Shot 18:08 3-5
    Alexander Romanov 3rd
  13. Hit 17:52 3-5
    Josh Morrissey 3rd
  14. Missed 16:45 3-5
    Sami Niku 3rd
  15. Missed 16:41 3-5
    Dylan DeMelo 3rd
  16. Blocked 16:36 3-5
    Sami Niku 3rd
  17. Takeaway 16:30 3-5
    Kyle Connor 3rd
  18. Takeaway 16:27 3-5
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3rd
  19. Giveaway 15:48 3-5
    Nathan Beaulieu 3rd
  20. Missed 15:09 3-5
    Mason Appleton 3rd
  21. Shot 15:07 3-5
    Nathan Beaulieu 3rd
  22. Hit 14:58 3-5
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  23. Hit 14:56 3-5
    Jeff Petry 3rd
  24. Face Off 14:34 3-5
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  25. Stoppage 14:34 3-5
    3rd
  26. Face Off 14:26 3-5
    Adam Lowry 3rd
  27. Stoppage 14:26 3-5
    3rd
  28. Penalty 14:26 3-5
    Corey Perry 3rd
  29. Penalty 14:26 3-5
    Nikolaj Ehlers 3rd
  30. Shot 14:23 3-5
    Kyle Connor 3rd
  31. Hit 13:57 3-5
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd
  32. Hit 13:50 3-5
    Shea Weber 3rd
  33. Takeaway 13:26 3-5
    Adam Lowry 3rd
  34. Missed 13:15 3-5
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  35. Face Off 12:37 3-5
    Nate Thompson 3rd
  36. Goal 12:37 3-5
    Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd
  37. Takeaway 12:35 3-4
    Andrew Copp 3rd
  38. Shot 12:34 3-4
    Andrew Copp 3rd
  39. Hit 12:03 3-4
    Mathieu Perreault 3rd
  40. Giveaway 11:34 3-4
    Jeff Petry 3rd

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