National Hockey League

FINAL Sunday, October 25, 2026
Montreal Canadiens 2
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Winnipeg Jets 1
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Match Report

Canadiens hold off the Jets 2-1 outdoors in the NHL Heritage Classic

— Jacob Fowler made 33 saves and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Sunday night in the NHL Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium.

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Team Stats

18
Blocked Shots
14
31
Hits
29
3
Takeaways
6
21
Shots
34
0
Power Play Goals
0
0
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
29
50.8
Faceoff Win Percent
49.2
21
Giveaways
18
4
Total Penalties
0
8
Penalty Minutes
0

Top Performers

MTL

  • Jacob Fowler GA 1 · SA 34 · SOS 0
  • Phillip Danault BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Jake Evans BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Alex Newhook BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0

WPG

  • Stuart Skinner GA 2 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Alex Iafallo BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Mark Scheifele BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 2
  • Morgan Barron BS 1 · HT 5 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:13 · 3rd Phillip Danault shot blocked by Gabriel Vilardi
  4. 18:51 · 3rd Gabriel Vilardi Slap Shot Wide Right
  5. 18:30 · 3rd Cole Perfetti hit Mike Matheson
  6. 18:28 · 3rd Phillip Danault faceoff won against Gabriel Vilardi
  7. 18:28 · 3rd Timeout - Home
  8. 18:28 · 3rd Josh Anderson Tripping against Mark Scheifele

Highlights

00:47 Lane Hutson scores goal vs. Jets Watch on ESPN 00:54 Isak Rosen scores goal for Jets Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MTL 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

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