Hellebucyk is expected to tend the road twine versus the Canadiens on Tuesday, according to Ken Wiebe of The Winnipeg Free Press.

The Montreal Canadiens hosted the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night, hoping to return to the win column and continue their steady climb up the NHL standings.

Scheifele, Connor, Vilardi combine for five points in 4-1 win

The Jets extended their win streak to four games Tuesday night in Montreal as they bested the Canadiens 4-1. Montreal was the much stronger team out of the gate, spending lots of

MONTREAL -- Kyle Connor scored twice, and the Winnipeg Jets extended their winning streak to four games with a 4-1 victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Tuesday. Mark Scheifele also scored, and Gabriel Vilardi had two assists for the Jets (35-14-3), who are 8-2-1 in their past 11 games. Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves.

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is in the driver’s seat to win his second straight Vezina Trophy and third overall, but he has also now put himself firmly in the conversation to be the NHL’s MVP.

First Period_1, Montreal, Slafkovsky 8 (Suzuki, Caufield), 11:03. 2, Winnipeg, Connor 28 (DeMelo, Vilardi), 15:36. Second Period_3, Winnipeg, Scheifele 29 (Vilardi, Morrissey), 10:44. 4, Winnipeg, Connor 29 (Gustafsson), 19:58.

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