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Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki, centre, celebrates his goal against the Winnipeg Jets with Cole Caufield and Josh Anderson ...

The Canadiens have been reaching out to fans recently to sign up for their season-ticket waiting list with an ad that has photos of Gorton, Hughes and St. Louis with a headline: A New Era Begins. The Canadiens are playing like a team again. A team that would have probably rolled over and died after falling behind 4-0 with Ducharme, fought back against the Jets and kept fighting even after falling behind 7-4 less than six minutes into the third period. As Anderson said after what turned out to be Ducharme’s last game as head coach — an embarrassing 7-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 8 — “It’s not fun coming to the rink.” Fans who had tuned out the Canadiens this season as they fell to last place in the overall NHL standings are watching again. When I got in my car with one of my buddies and turned on the radio, we were surprised to hear the Canadiens were already losing 4-0 less than midway through the first period.

The Canadiens might have lost 8-4 against their new foes that Winnipeg Jets, but that didn't stop them from showing character and resiliency.

Going as far as taking some of the blame himself by stating that he had trouble managing the bench due to all the penalties called during the game. They understood a winning streak will end at some point and this is one of those bizarro world games that happens once in a blue moon. The ice tilts and it’s suddenly 7-4 Jets and that was enough to finally shoo Samuel Montembeault from his net in favor of Andrew Hammond. He finally got his wish when Chris Wideman, of all people, got fed up and threw the gloves down and got manhandled by the much bigger player. The top line did their job, Jake Evans did his thing and the support cast including Lehkonen and Ryan Poehling showed some nice flashes as well. So you’re ahead 7-4 with 4 minutes to the game. Don’t celebrate too fast because the Jets still have an offense that shouldn’t be messed with, and the Canadiens have a shaky blue line at best. The fans who voted in a recent poll are correct not wanting to trade him. So much so that not even five minutes into the second period, Josh Anderson scores and gets his first career hat trick. The Jets on the other hand were trying to rally from their own losing streak, not to mention a season that saw them lose Paul Maurice as their Head Coach, but also dwindle down the standings. Anyone who’s looking at the score sheet without having seen the Canadiens versus Jets game would think they took a beating. It wasn’t Montembeault’s fault and the coach knew it.

The Montreal Canadiens' five-game winning streak ended with an 8-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday.

You've got to make a play, you've got to handle the puck, you've got to get it under control quick and you've got to make a play. NOTES: The Jets became the first team in NHL history to relinquish a lead of four goals before winning by a four-goal margin. I think it's a game we can use to build off." "Any time you lose the game it's frustrating," Anderson said. "If you are having success on the power play, usually your top players are dialed in. We made the plays when we needed to and we made them precise, and at times we weren't as sharp as we could have been. "Any time you start a game like that down four goals, it's difficult," Anderson said. Their power play is too good to give them that many opportunities." Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist, and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for the Jets (24-21-9), who had lost four of five. "I think we self-inflicted a lot," Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said. "The good was good, but too many penalties, too many opportunities for them," Montreal forward Brendan Gallagher said. But at the end of the day, you've got to make plays."

The Montreal Canadiens traded goaltender Michael McNiven to the Calgary Flames for future considerations on Wednesday.

It's the second trade between the two clubs in recent weeks. McNiven signed as an undrafted free agent with the Canadiens in September 2015. The Montreal Canadiens traded goaltender Michael McNiven to the Calgary Flames for future considerations on Wednesday.

Mark Scheifele scored twice and had an assist, spoiling a spirited Montreal comeback and leading the Winnipeg Jets to an 8-4 victory over the Canadiens on ...

The Jets held a 4-0 lead by midway in the first. Svechnikov tipped a pass from Schmidt past Montembeault at 5:21. Schmidt then upped the mark to 2-0 with a point shot that beat Montembault. Hammond made five saves on six shots. Sam Montembeault made 17 saves on 23 shots before being replaced by Andrew Hammond at 5:49 of the third. "To keep going and not panic too much feels really good. But when momentum swings like that and penalties and four on fours, it can get a bit more complicated.

From unwatchable to must-watch. Who are these Montreal Canadiens? They were both versions of their 2021-22 selves on Tuesday in Winnipeg.

And the way we battled back as a team and (were) able to tie the game — there’s a lot of good things, honestly.” “You’re coming in and you know that on a practice day you’re going to work hard, but it’s also fun out there,” Petry continued. “Everyone hung in there, and there was still a lot of game to be played. None of them expect some crazy run from here to the end. Josh Anderson completed a hat trick to tie the game in the fifth minute of the second period. Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Alex Romanov and Anderson are among those offering others.

The Quebec government is clearing the way for the Montreal Canadiens to open the Bell Centre to full capacity two days earlier than scheduled.

The Quebec government had previously earmarked March 14 as the return to 100 per cent capacity in venues across the province, but the timeline was moved up on Wednesday, giving the Habs a chance to count on full home ice advantage beginning on March 12, just in time for the Kraken's inaugural visit to Montreal. The Quebec government is clearing the way for the Montreal Canadiens to open the Bell Centre to full capacity two days earlier than scheduled. The Canadiens will be the last team in Canada opening their arena to full capacity with regulations set by individual provinces.