Winnipeg sports news: The Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens are scoreless in the first period at Bell Centre in Montreal on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and Winnipeg is trying to stop a nine game winless run before it reaches ten.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Winnipeg, Manitoba | November 3, 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard, NHL.com Jets Canadiens gameday, Illegal Curve Hockey pre-game report | Last updated: November 3, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Montreal 0, Winnipeg 0 in the first period at Bell Centre, at the last live check.
- Winnipeg enters the game at 4-8-3 on a nine game winless run at 0-7-2.
- Montreal enters the game at 9-3-2 on a five game winning streak.
- Josh Morrissey remains out after skating in a non-contact jersey, while Dawson Mercer is back after missing Monday practice.
- Jacob Fowler starts in net for Montreal, and this game closes Winnipeg’s four game road trip.
A Scoreless Start in Montreal
The game opened with neither side finding the net in the first period at the last live check. That start matters for Winnipeg because the Jets have given up the first goal in six straight games, and another early hole in Montreal would put the comeback work back on a team already short on confidence.
Winnipeg lost 7 to 0 in Carolina on Sunday, the low point of a slide that has erased a 4-1-1 start. The Jets have been outscored 37 to 16 during the nine game slide, according to the Illegal Curve Hockey pre-game report, and the power play has gone cold at the worst possible time.
What Is at Stake for Winnipeg
A win in Montreal ends the slide at nine games and gives Winnipeg something real to carry home from a four game road trip that has gone wrong in every stop so far. A loss makes it ten straight games without a win, and the questions around the team only get louder from there.
Montreal is no soft landing spot. The Canadiens have won five straight, they protect leads as well as any team in the league, and they already beat Winnipeg 2 to 1 in the Heritage Classic in Winnipeg on October 25. Winnipeg kept that game close, and the Jets will need that version of their game again tonight, not the version that unravelled in Carolina.
Who Is In and Who Is Out
Josh Morrissey wore a non-contact jersey at the morning skate and will not play, so Winnipeg’s blue line stays short handed for another night. Dawson Mercer took part in the morning skate and will play after missing Monday practice, which gives the Jets a needed body back up front.
For Montreal, Jacob Fowler is confirmed in net after a strong October run. Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach will not play for the Canadiens, according to the NHL projected lineups. Brad Lambert, placed on waivers earlier on Tuesday, is scratched for Winnipeg.
The score at publish time is the first period snapshot above. Later goals, penalties and the final result are not reflected in this post, and Maplestime will follow the game as it develops.
Maplestime will provide updates from the Jets Canadiens game as the action develops tonight.
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