Barron knots OT winner as Canadiens edge Jets 3-2 Featured

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Winnipeg, Manitoba (NHN)-Justin Barron scored 1:09 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets Monday night.

The win was Montreal's second straight and snapped Winnipeg's two-game winning streak.

Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist for Montreal.

Christian Dvorak also scored for the Canadiens.

Jake Allen made 29 saves for Montreal, who moved to 14-13-4.

Gabriel Vilardi and Cole Perfetti scored for the Jets.

Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 24 shots for Winnipeg, who dropped to 18-9-3.

There was no scoring in the first period.

Josh Anderson got Montreal on the board just under five minutes into the second period after the Jets failed to clear their zone.

Jake Evans took control of the puck and cut toward the center of the ice before slipping the disc to Mike Matheson before his shot was redirected off of Anderson's skate past Hellebuyck.

The goal was his third in his last two games after garnering a lone empty net tally in the Canadiens first 29 games.

Christian Dvorak scored on the power play at 15:04 after Josh Anderson took control of the puck and drove to the net which allowed Dvorak to score into a wide open net.

The play was reviewed by the on-ice officials before being ruled a good goal.

The play was challenged by Jets Head Coach Rick Bowness and was confirmed by off ice review in Toronto.

Gabe Vilardi scored at 19:04 of the second period when he shot the puck past Allen off a Josh Morrissey shot to get the Jets on the board.

The goal was his 5th in his last 6 games.

Cole Perfetti snapped up a rebound off a Vladislav Namestnikov shot and slid it past Allen at 12:24 of the third period to knot the contest at 2.

The goal was his 10th of the season.

The game went to overtime.

Justin Barron scored 1:09 into overtime to clinch the win for the Canadiens.

Winnipeg hosts Detroit Wednesday while Montreal travels to Minnesota to face the Wild on Thursday.

SHOTS-MONTREAL 26 WINNIPEG 32

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Philip Paul-Martin

A well rounded journalist with experience in both print and broadcast mediums, Philip has written news stories with impact, broken national news while at the CBC, anchored radio news and hosted talk show radio. His coverage includes feature writing, game stories and more in-depth pieces during the off-season as well as writing about the National Hockey League and the Winnipeg Jets. He calls Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada home.