The Montreal Canadiens entered their game on Tuesday night hoping to extend their win streak to six games. They were playing a Winnipeg Jets team that was struggling, as they had lost nine straight, including a 2-1 loss to this same Canadiens team in the Heritage Classic.
It looked like the Canadiens were going to extend that win streak as they built a 4-0 lead early in the third period. However, the Jets didn't go away and would score four straight in the final minutes of the third period to tie it up and send it to overtime.
Dylan Samberg would score the game-winning goal for the Jets and give Winnipeg their first win since October 13th. These are four takeaways for the Montreal Canadiens from their overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Montreal Canadiens with a historic third-period collapse
The Montreal Canadiens seemed to have everything going their way as they had built a four-goal lead, and Jacob Fowler had a shutout with about three minutes left in the third period. However, that was where everything unraveled for them, and they gave up four goals in a stretch of 2:06. This was the second-fastest stretch of four goals allowed since 1919.
It also was NHL history as it is the latest four-goal comeback win by any team after training 4-0 with 2:39 left in the final period of regulation.
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The Winnipeg Jets complete the latest 4-goal comeback win in NHL history
They trailed 4-0 with 2:39 left in the 3rd period pic.twitter.com/yXd68c7bPz
Earlier in the season, the Canadiens struggled in the third period and were not good at holding onto the lead. They seemed to get over that bad habit during this recent win streak, but they just didn't have an answer against the Jets.
The Canadiens now have a goal differential in the third period of -9 and almost flipped from a season ago when they were +11. It has to be a concern for Martin St. Louis and it is tough to say what he needs to do to fix it.
Jacob Fowler starting to look human
Jacob Fowler got off to an incredible start to the season and was one of the best goalies in the NHL. However, the past two games he hasn't been as dominant with nine goals allowed.
The game tonight against the Winnipeg Jets wasn't necessarily a bad performance by Fowler and he certainly helped the Canadiens have the lead they did for most of the game. He was about three minutes away from his third shutout of the season before everything fell apart.
While Fowler will be blamed for a lot of that collapse, he did stop 42 of 47 shots he faced. Undoubtedly, there were a few shots he probably would want back, but this stretch is a good reminder that he is still a rookie. The question now for him is how will he bounce back from these last two games when he gets his next start.
Josh Anderson continues his scoring hot streak
Last season, Josh Anderson had 14 goals in 72 games but is now halfway to that total through 15 games this season after scoring one against the Winnipeg Jets and increasing his season total to seven. The veteran forward now has three in the past two games after scoring twice against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Anderson is well ahead of the pace he had last season, as it wasn't until the 35th game of the season that he scored his seventh goal. He is also only one goal behind Cole Caufield for the team lead in even-strength goals.
The Canadiens have been without Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov for a good portion of this season and have needed someone to help fill the gap left by the loss of scoring. Josh Anderson certainly has done that during this stretch.
Canadiens end power-play goal drought with two power-play goals
Another positive from a night was the Canadiens were very effective on the power play, something they haven't really been able to do much this season. Entering this game against the Jets, the Canadiens failed to score on their last 15 power play opportunities over the last six games.
On Tuesday night, the Canadiens and more specifically Cole Caufield, would score not one but two goals when they had the man advantage. The first power play goal was in the second period and pushed the lead to three and then Caufield had another power play goal less than a minute into the third period for his second on the night.
The Canadiens have a lot of questions coming out of this game and won't have much time to figure out an answer with their next game on Thursday night against the Utah Mammoth.
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