A poor pass by Vlad Namestnikov leads to a Dylan DeMelo penalty and the Jets get burnt on the subsequent power play which put them down 1-0 early. And seconds later poor structure gives the Sabres an odd man rush which put Winnipeg down 2-0 just 15 seconds after taking the lead. That’s not an ideal start by the visitors.

MONTREAL -- Cole Caufield had an assist to extend his point streak to nine games, and scored the lone goal in the shootout for the Montreal Canadiens in a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell Centre on Wednesday.

The Montreal Canadiens impressively beat the Winnipeg Jets in a shootout on Wednesday with Andrei Markov in attendance.

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 night

Pregame The Penguins get Harrison Brunicke back in the lineup, Matt Dumba goes out. Also out for the game is Justin Brazeau (undisclosed upper body injury, day-to-day), which gets Philip Tomasino back in the action.

Forward Seth Jarvis ' second career hat trick helped him hit the 20-point plateau in the fewest games of his career (24). Now with five goals in his last four games - tied for second in the NHL in that span - Jarvis leads the team with 15 tucks on the year.