Winnipeg sports news: the Winnipeg Jets beat the Montreal Canadiens 5 to 4 in overtime at Bell Centre on November 3 2026, erasing a 4 to 0 third period deficit to end a nine game winless run.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 3 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard, Sportsnaut | Last updated: November 3 2026
Key Takeaways
- Final score: Winnipeg 5, Montreal 4 in overtime at Bell Centre in Montreal
- The Jets trailed 4 to 0 late in the third period before scoring four goals in the final minutes of regulation
- Kyle Connor tied the game 4 to 4 with 33 seconds left in regulation on the power play
- The win ends a nine game winless run for Winnipeg, which entered the game at 4-8-3
- The overtime winner was not named in the sources checked at publish time, and this post will be updated when it is confirmed
How The Comeback Happened
Montreal built the lead in stages. Owen Beck opened the scoring in the first period, Josh Anderson added a late first period goal, and Cole Caufield scored early in the second period and again early in the third period to make it 4 to 0 for Montreal. Jacob Fowler started in net for Montreal and held Winnipeg scoreless through most of the night.
Then Winnipeg scored four times in the final minutes of regulation. Tyrel Bauer scored with 2 minutes 39 seconds left, assisted by Cole Koepke and Dylan DeMelo. Morgan Barron scored with 1 minute 57 seconds left, assisted by Bauer and DeMelo. Kyle Connor scored with 1 minute left to make it 4 to 3. Connor scored again on the power play with 33 seconds left, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Barron, to tie the game 4 to 4 and force overtime.
In overtime, Winnipeg scored the only goal of the extra period to win 5 to 4. The overtime scorer was not named in the sources checked at publish time.
What The Win Changes
The win stops the slide at nine games without a win. Winnipeg entered the night on a nine game winless run at 0-7-2 in that stretch, and leaves Montreal at 5-8-3. Montreal entered the game on a five game win streak, and that streak ends with this loss.
For a team that had just lost 7 to 0 in Carolina on November 1, this is a very different kind of result. The Jets did not win pretty. They won by refusing to quit a game that looked finished, and by scoring four times when one more Montreal save would have ended it.
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