Game 8: Montreal Canadiens 4 Winnipeg Jets 3 in SO post-game recap

The Canadiens complete the comeback, defeating the Jets 4-3 in a shootout.

Notable:

Captain Adam Lowry picked a memorable way to score his first goal of the season courtesy of a penalty shot in the 1st period.

Winnipeg had as good a start as you could have asked for to begin the middle frame.

Lowry scored his second of the game/season to make it a 2-1 contest and that was followed by Nino Niederitter getting his second of the season 18 seconds later to make it a 3-1 hockey game.

Former Jet Joel “one man” Armia tied the game just as a Winnipeg power play concluded. Not optimal.

Game would head to OT which had some sizzle but no finish which meant the game required a shootout. No Jets could score while Habs did meaning the home team got the ‘W’.

The Jets three-game win streak is now a four-game points streak.

They are 4-3-1 on the season.

Multi Point Game:

Adam Lowry 2G
Nino Niederreiter 1G 1A
Mason Appleton 2A

Jets post-game interviews:

Highlights:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are off tomorrow and will be back on the ice on Monday as they prepare to face former captain Blame Wheeler and the Rangers in Winnipeg.

Post-game Podcast:

To follow

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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