Samberg lifts Jets past Canadiens 5-4 with OT goal to complete comeback from 4-goal deficit
MONTREAL (AP) — Dylan Samberg scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets snapped a nine-game losing streak by storming back from a four-goal deficit to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 on Tuesday night.Montreal led 4-0 when Cole Caufield scored his second of the game and 10th of the season 46 seconds into the third period.
Montreal’s Montreal Canadiens were swept up in an ignominious 4-0 deficit against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. But Winnipeg staged a remarkable comeback, scoring four goals in just over two minutes to tie the game with 32 seconds remaining in regulation. Dylan Samberg then secured the victory with a goal in overtime, completing the Jets’ longest comeback in NHL history.
The Jets’ top line of Scheifele, Connor and Vilardi was instrumental in sparking the rally, as was Samberg’s second goal of the game. The win marked the Jets’ latest four-goal comeback in league history, breaking Montreal goalie Jacob Fowler’s shutout bid. Tyler Bauer and Morgan Barron broke the ice, and Stuart Skinner made 18 saves.
Owen Beck and Josh Anderson added two assists each for Montreal. Fowler stopped 42 shots. Arber Xhekaj and Florian Xhekaj became the first brothers to score for Montreal since Andrei Kostitsyn and Sergei Kostitsyn in 2009. Nick Suzuki will return to the lineup after missing six straight games due to a hand injury. The Canadiens captain had appeared in 546 consecutive regular-season games before the loss. The Jets will face the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, while the Canadiens host the Utah Mammoth.
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