Winnipeg Jets news: Montreal leads Winnipeg 4 to 0 early in the third period at Bell Centre in Montreal, and the Jets are still looking for their first goal of the night.
By Maplestime Sports Desk | Montreal, Quebec | November 3, 2026
Sources: Sportradar live scoreboard | Last updated: November 3, 2026
Key Takeaways
- Montreal 4, Winnipeg 0 early in the third period, with 17:14 left at the last live check.
- Cole Caufield scored his second goal of the night, a power play snap shot with 19:14 left in the third period, assisted by Lane Hutson and Juraj Slafkovsky.
- The goal came while Mark Scheifele was serving a tripping penalty, called with 19:45 left in the third period.
- Earlier goals: Owen Beck in the first period, Josh Anderson late in the first period, and Caufield on the power play in the second period.
- Shots at the last check: Winnipeg 31, Montreal 17. Jacob Fowler stopped all 31 Winnipeg shots. Stuart Skinner stopped 13 of 17 Montreal shots.
The Goal That Made It 4 to 0
Caufield struck early in the third period and did it on the power play. The snap shot beat Skinner with 19:14 left on the clock, and Hutson and Slafkovsky picked up the assists. It was Caufield’s second goal of the game, and it turned a difficult night into a steeper climb for Winnipeg.
The timing mattered. Scheifele had just gone to the penalty box for tripping, with 19:45 left in the third period, and Montreal wasted almost no time making Winnipeg pay. The Canadiens now had a four goal cushion and a power play goal in each of the second and third periods.
How We Got Here
Winnipeg started the night trying to end a nine game winless run. Montreal started it riding a five game win streak. The first period set the tone. Beck opened the scoring, and Anderson added a late first period goal to make it 2 to 0.
Caufield scored on the power play in the second period to make it 3 to 0, and Winnipeg went to the second intermission still scoreless despite outshooting Montreal. Fowler held firm through all of it, and by the end of the second period he had stopped all 30 Winnipeg shots.
What The Numbers Say
The shot count tells a strange story. Winnipeg led shots 31 to 17 at the last check, yet trailed 4 to 0. Fowler was perfect on 31 shots. Skinner stopped 13 of 17. Montreal made its chances count, and Winnipeg could not solve Fowler.
Winnipeg also went into the third period still scoreless on the power play in this game, and the Caufield goal in the third period came against a Winnipeg penalty kill that had already given up a power play goal in the second period.
What Comes Next
Winnipeg has most of the third period left to find a way back, but the mountain is now four goals high. A loss tonight would extend the winless run to ten games. The next step is simple to state and hard to do: beat Fowler, get one goal, and give the bench something to build on.
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