WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson each had a goal and two assists, Samuel Montembeault stopped 36 shots to earn his first win since Jan. 17 and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Rookie Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson and Phillip Danault, also scored for the Canadiens, who are 4-0-1 during a five-game points streak and 6-2-1 in their last nine.

kAm|@?E6>362F=E[ H9@ >256 9:D 7:CDE DE2CE D:?46 y2?] ac[ 925 8:G6? FA E9C66 @C >@C6 8@2=D 😕 7:G6 @7 9:D D:I AC6G:@FD DE2CED]k^Am

kAmzJ=6 r@??@C D4@C65 7@C E96 y6ED 2?5 r@??@C w6==63FJ4< >256 aa D2G6D]k^Am

kAm(:??:A68 E@@< 2? 62C=J `\_ =625 H96? r@??@C D4@C65 9:D adE9 8@2= @? 2 @?6\E:>6C 5FC:?8 2 A@H6C A=2J 2E ei_f @7 E96 7:CDE A6C:@5]k^Am

kAmz2A2?6?[ H9@’D 9625:?8 E@ E96 ~=J>A:4D 7@C u:?=2?5[ 8@E 9:D `gE9 8@2= `_ >:?FE6D =2E6C H96? 2 C63@F?5 H6?E @77 y6E r@=6 !6C76EE:’D DE:4< C:89E E@ 9:> 2?5 96 E96? 7=:AA65 E96 AF4< A2DE 2 DAC2H=65 w6==63FJ4<]k^Am

kAm|@?EC62= H6?E 29625 b\` 2E eicc @7 E96 D64@?5 27E6C 8@2=D fe D64@?5D 2A2CE 3J p?56CD@? 2?5 wFED@?]k^Am

kAm%96 y6ED >:DD65 2 492?46 E@ AF== 4=@D6C E96? E96J 9:E 2 A@DE 2?5 |@?E6>362F=E =2E6C D?28865 2 4=@D6\:? D9@E 3J sJ=2? s6|6=@] %96J H6C6 2=D@ DEJ>:65 @? 7@FC D9@ED @? 8@2= 5FC:?8 2 A@H6C A=2J 62C=J 😕 E96 E9:C5]k^Am

kAmv2==2896C’D 8@2= 42>6 H:E9 b D64@?5D =67E @? 2 A@H6C A=2J 2E `_idf @7 E96 E9:C5] s2?2F=E AFE E96 AF4< :?E@ 2? 6>AEJ ?6E H:E9 `c D64@?5D C6>2:?:?8 E@ 42A E96 D4@C:?8]k^Am

k9am&A ?6IEk^9am

kAmr2?25:6?Di w@DE E96 }6H *@C< xD=2?56CD @? u63] ae]k^Am

kAmy6EDi pE ‘2?4@FG6C @? u63] ad]k^Am

kAm—k^Am

kAmp! }w{i k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?9=k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.