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Published Dec 03, 2025  •  2 minute read

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By Daniel Rainbird

MONTREAL — Cole Caufield scored the shootout winner after a frantic overtime period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in a back-and-forth game on Wednesday.

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Juraj Slafkovsky and Oliver Kapanen had goals in regulation as Montreal (14-9-3) snapped a two-game skid, including a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

Jakub Dobes stopped 29 shots and all three shootout attempts.

Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist each for Winnipeg (13-12-1), which lost for the sixth time in seven games to end a five-game road trip.

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Eric Comrie made 29 saves — including multiple desperation stops — after being pulled in Monday’s 5-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

Scheifele opened the scoring with 1:25 remaining in the first period, firing a shot past Dobes glove side after Connor chased down the puck and set him up in the slot.

Slafkovsky finished off a tic-tac-toe play with Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki on the power play to even the score at 9:59.

Winnipeg and Montreal then traded goals. Connor’s top-corner wrist shot ended a hectic offensive sequence that featured a broken Montreal stick and a lengthy puck battle outside Dobes’ crease, then Ivan Demidov set up fellow rookie Kapanen to tie at 14:03.

Takeaways

Canadiens: A strong night from Demidov. The 19-year-old Russian set up Kapanen with a slick pass, pushing his season total to 20 points in 26 games, and looked dangerous with the puck on his stick much of the night.

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Jets: Comrie was solid in his fifth start since Connor Hellebuyck’s minor knee surgery on Nov. 22. Winnipeg welcomed back defenceman Neal Pionk, who missed four games with a lower-body injury.

Key moment

The Canadiens honoured longtime defenceman Andrei Markov with a pre-game tribute. The Bell Centre crowd serenaded Markov with a more than two-minute ovation — and a chorus of “Ole, Ole” chants _ before the soft-spoken Russian made a speech. Markov played all 16 of his NHL seasons in Montreal.

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Winnipeg’s top line of Scheifele, Connor and Gabriel Vilardi continued leading the way for the Jets. They’ve accounted for 11 of the team’s last 14 goals.

Up next

Canadiens: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

Jets: Host the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 3, 2025.

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