Winnipeg Jets at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey League
4 - 2
Connor Hellebuyck makes 36 saves, Jets beat Canadiens 4-2
Josh Morrissey, Trevor Lewis, Nikolaj Ehlers and Andrew Copp scored for the Jets. They improved to 24-13-3, with only two regulation losses in their last nine games.
Jets captain Blake Wheeler is sidelined indefinitely by head injury. Wheeler was elbowed in the head in Winnipeg’s 4-3 win over Ottawa on Monday. He won’t join the Jets on the trip.
“It’s always tough playing without your top players and obviously Wheels is a huge part of this team and we miss him,” Jets forward Trevor Lewis said. “But I thought we came out (strong) early and played well.”
Phillip Danault and Paul Byron scored for the Canadiens, and Jake Allen made 23 saves.
Canadiens starting goalie Carey Price is not expected to be available until next week because of a lower-body injury.
The teams will complete the two-game set in Montreal on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesWPG leads series 5-2
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 0:18 | |
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Goal | 1st Period 1:40 | |
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Goal | 1st Period 8:03 | |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:07 | |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:14 | |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:22 |
Statistics
 WPG |
 MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 21 | Hits | 28 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 27 | Shots | 38 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 41.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.6 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 10 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Patrik Laine, RW | Injured Reserve | Jan 10 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita Chibrikov, RW | Out | Apr 30 |
| Elias Salomonsson, D | Out | Apr 30 |
| Neal Pionk, D | Out | Apr 16 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Out | Apr 16 |
| Gustav Nyquist, RW | Out | Apr 16 |
