Winnipeg Jets: Three Talking Points as the Jets Beat Montreal 4-2

1. The Winnipeg Jets Weather the Third Period Storm

The Jets came into this game after an interesting third period performance in their last one. On Monday against the Ottawa Senators, Winnipeg had a comfortable 4-1 lead entering the third, but they hung on to beat the Senators 4-3 after Ottawa scored two goals in the final frame.

Winnipeg has been an extremely strong third period team throughout this season and yesterday they had another chance to show that.

The Jets started the final period up by a scoreline of 3-2 and you had a feeling that Montreal was going to throw everything they had at the Jets in hopes of tieing the game.

Ultimately the Jets kept their foot on the pedal and also played an attacking game in third rather than just sitting back and protecting the lead.

This game plan worked well for Winnipeg. They outshout Montreal 12-9 in the final twenty minutes and were rewarded for their efforts with an empty net goal for Andrew Copp to give the Jets a two-goal lead with less than a minute remaining in the contest.

It was great to see the Jets rebound on their third period performance from Monday night and completely shut the door on the Canadiens.

The Jets will look to sweep this two-game series from the Canadiens when these teams face off again on Saturday night. That game is scheduled to start at 6:00 p.m. central time.

Winnipeg Jets Fans: Who was your star performer in last night’s game? Leave your comments below!

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