Jets outlast Canadiens' flurry of goals for win

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Mark Scheifele scored twice and had an assist, spoiling a spirited Montreal comeback and leading the Winnipeg Jets to an 8-4 victory over the Canadiens on Tuesday night.

It's the first time in NHL history that a team has blown a four-goal lead only to win by four goals.

Pierre-Luc Dubois also had a goal and two assists, and Paul Stastny, Andrew Copp, Adam Lowry, Nate Schmidt and Evgeny Svechnikov also scored for Winnipeg. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck had 31 saves.

"That was a crazy game, a lot of back and forth," Dubois said. "Mistakes, penalties. Our job is to be the best we can and stay (consistent) the whole time. But when momentum swings like that and penalties and four on fours, it can get a bit more complicated. "To keep going and not panic too much feels really good. At this point of the year, we’ll take the two points and be happy with it."

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Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Copp celebrates his goal against the Montreal Canadiens with teammates Neal Poink (4) and Adam Lowry (17) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  (Fred Greenslade/The Canadian Press via AP)

Josh Anderson had a hat trick for Montreal, which had its five-game winning streak snapped, and Artturi Lehkonen also scored. Sam Montembeault made 17 saves on 23 shots before being replaced by Andrew Hammond at 5:49 of the third. Hammond made five saves on six shots.

"Anytime you start a game like that down four goals, it’s difficult, but the guys hung in there and we battled back as a team and were able to tie the game," Anderson said, adding later, "there were too many penalties."

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