In Winnipeg, the Jets made amends in overtime when Nikolaj Ehlers scored 55 seconds into the extra session, On Wednesday night, to give the Jets a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. 
Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves to get the victory.
“I already said thank you to [Hellebuyck]. He saved me a little there,” Ehlers said. “I mean, I should have had it. But that’s 3-on-3 right there, you get a big chance one way that usually ends up either in the net or it’s going the other way for a big chance. So luckily today it went the right way for us.”
The Jets held a 3-1 lead before Brendan Gallagher and Tyler Toffoli scored for Montreal to tie the game up at 3-3.
“I think the games where you’re struggling a little bit, we’ve got to play smarter,” Gallagher said. “I thought they were taking it to us. They played well, but we probably just made some mistakes. If we maybe simplify our game, give ourselves some time to settle ourselves into it, then we don’t have to come back from two goals.”
Blake Wheeler had staked the Jets to a 1-0 lead with just 50 seconds gone in the game.
“Our speed and getting on the D and using our sticks, it’s one of our best assets,” Connor said. “Making a lot of turnovers, once you get the puck, I think we just need to be in the right spots, supporting each other in that offensive zone. I think we did that pretty well tonight.”
Kyle Connor struck for two Winnipeg goals.
“Not losing two straight is just a testament to the leadership, kind of character we’ve got in the locker room,” Connor said. “You get a little bitter, a little sour taste and everybody, if we lose a game, we know that next night we’re coming out hard. Tonight, I thought overall, pretty good game. We let off the gas in the third period.”
Phillip Danault also scored for Montreal.
“I saw a dedicated team I think that was hungry, that didn’t accept to lose,” Danault said. “I really appreciate the effort that the guys, we all did together. We all know the Jets are a really good team defensively, and we played really good defensively in the third and didn’t give up anything. We’re stronger, we’re winning our battles, and we got a great — a big point actually, but not enough.”
Carey Price made 26 saves in the loss.
“It starts with the first shift of the game, we can’t get scored on,” the Canadiens’ Joel Edmundson said. “It sets us back right away. So we’ve got to be ready to go right from the drop of the puck.”
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