Winnipeg Jets news: Montreal thought the game was over, and then Winnipeg rewrote it in two minutes and six seconds.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 4, 2026
Sources: TSN, NHL.com | Last updated: November 4, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Montreal led Winnipeg 4 to 0 late in the third period on Tuesday night at Bell Centre, then lost 5 to 4 in overtime.
- Cole Caufield said Montreal thought the game was over. He added: “There is no excuse for this. It is terrible.”
- Martin St. Louis said Winnipeg was the better team on the night, and that he has never been part of anything like the collapse.
- Dylan Samberg scored at 3:30 of overtime to end Winnipeg’s nine game winless run.
- Winnipeg scored four goals in two minutes and six seconds, the fastest four goals in Jets franchise history and the latest four goal comeback in NHL history.
What Montreal Said The Morning After
The reaction landed the morning after the game, and it was blunt. Caufield, who scored two power play goals for Montreal in the game, had few answers for how a four goal lead disappeared.
“I guess (we) thought the game was over,” Caufield said. “We had a four goal lead. There is no excuse for this. It is terrible.”
St. Louis went further. He said the score flattered Montreal for most of the night.
“We were winning, but we were not outplaying them,” St. Louis said. “If you look at the game as a whole, forget the score, Winnipeg was the better team tonight.”
“How the whole thing happened, that is hard to explain. I have never been part of anything like that.”
That is the part that will stick in Montreal. This was not a lucky bounce or a single bad shift. Winnipeg outshot Montreal 47 to 22, and the Jets kept coming even when the building had already decided the game.
How Winnipeg Turned 4 To 0 Into 5 To 4
Tyrel Bauer started it. His first NHL goal, with two minutes and 39 seconds left in regulation, made it 4 to 1 and gave Winnipeg a pulse.
Morgan Barron scored less than a minute later to make it 4 to 2. Kyle Connor then scored twice from the circle, 27 seconds apart, including the tying goal on the power play with 33 seconds left in regulation.
Samberg finished it in overtime. Gabriel Vilardi took the puck away along the boards, Adam Lowry fed Samberg cutting in, and Samberg beat Jacob Fowler at 3:30 of overtime.
The four goals in two minutes and six seconds beat the previous Jets franchise mark of four goals in two minutes and 16 seconds, set on November 9, 1984 against the Vancouver Canucks. Per NHL Stats, Winnipeg began the comeback 57 minutes and 21 seconds into the game, making it the latest four goal comeback in NHL history.
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What Connor Said About The Comeback
Connor, who scored the third and fourth Winnipeg goals, said the mood in the room never folded, even on a nine game winless run.
“What a way to end the streak we were on there, and it seemed like it was coming,” Connor said. “I think we just came into today with such a good attitude and tried to live in the present and just manufacture some kind of positivity and jump even if it was not there.”
For Winnipeg, that attitude now meets a home game. The Jets return home to host the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Montreal looks to bounce back on Thursday against the Utah Mammoth.
Why This Reaction Matters In Winnipeg
A win like this does not fix a season on its own. Winnipeg is 5-8-3 after the win, and the road trip that came before it was rough. But a comeback this late, against a Montreal team on a five game win streak, changes the conversation around the Jets for at least a day.
It also puts the Montreal reaction on the record. When the team that blew the lead says it thought the game was over, and its coach says the other team was better all night, Winnipeg fans do not have to argue the point. Montreal just made it for them.
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