Jets 4–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ✈️ WPG

Kyle Connor

2 A

2 shots · 17:44 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

2 A

4 shots · 14:56 TOI

3rd star ✈️ WPG

Connor Hellebuyck

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

✈️ Josh Morrissey Go-ahead 1st · 00:18

Assists: Mathieu Perreault, Mason Appleton · beat Jake Allen

1–0

🇨🇦 Phillip Danault Tying 1st · 01:40

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · beat Connor Hellebuyck

1–1

✈️ Trevor Lewis Go-ahead 1st · 08:03

Assists: Neal Pionk, Derek Forbort · beat Jake Allen

2–1

✈️ Nikolaj Ehlers 1st · 13:07

Assists: Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley · beat Jake Allen

3–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Paul Byron 2nd · 15:14

Assists: Jeff Petry, Jesperi Kotkaniemi · beat Connor Hellebuyck

3–2

3rd period

✈️ Andrew Copp Empty net 3rd · 19:22

Assists: Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

✈️Jets

L1 Connor · Scheifele · Appleton 18:28

L2 Dubois · Copp · Stastny 15:39

L3 Ehlers · Lowry · Perreault 14:50

L4 Lewis · Thompson · Harkins 11:23

D1 Morrissey · Poolman 23:40

D2 Pionk · Forbort 20:27

D3 DeMelo · Stanley 14:04

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Toffoli · Perry 19:43

L2 Tatar · Danault · Anderson 15:46

L3 Drouin · Kotkaniemi · Staal 12:17

L4 Lehkonen · Byron · Evans 10:51

D1 Petry · Edmundson 22:30

D2 Weber · Kulak 21:39

D3 Romanov · Mete 14:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

✈️WPG MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 38

21 Hits 28

12 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 6

18 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 8

WPG shooting 14.8% (4/27) MTL shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

✈️Jets

Connor Hellebuyck

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 59:43 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jake Allen

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WPG MTL

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Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Jets

Jets — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1-2 (0% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Jets

Jets — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Jets lead the season series 5–2

Mar 172021 🇨🇦MTL @ ✈️WPG 3–4 OT Mar 152021 🇨🇦MTL @ ✈️WPG 4–2 Mar 62021 ✈️WPG @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–7 Mar 42021 ✈️WPG @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Feb 272021 🇨🇦MTL @ ✈️WPG 1–2 OT

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Who won Jets vs Canadiens on April 8, 2021?

Jets won 4–2. The final score was Jets 4, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Jets?

Andrew Copp, Josh Morrissey, Nikolaj Ehlers, Trevor Lewis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Paul Byron, Phillip Danault.

How did the Jets goalie play?

Connor Hellebuyck made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jake Allen made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Jets vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Jets vs Canadiens season series?

Jets lead the season series 5–2 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

✈️ Jets

BeforeApr 5 🏛️OTT @ ✈️WPG 3–4 AfterApr 10 ✈️WPG @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–0

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeApr 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 2–3 AfterApr 10 ✈️WPG @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–0

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