Jets take on the Canadiens on 3-game win streak

Updated Jan. 16, 2023 3:11 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Winnipeg Jets (29-14-1, first in the Central Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (18-23-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division)

Montreal, Quebec; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets are looking to keep their three-game win streak going when they visit the Montreal Canadiens.

Montreal has a 9-11-0 record at home and an 18-23-3 record overall. The Canadiens are first in NHL play serving 12.4 penalty minutes per game.

Winnipeg is 29-14-1 overall and 12-8-1 on the road. The Jets have gone 16-4-0 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

The teams meet Tuesday for the second time this season. The Jets won 3-2 in overtime in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nicholas Suzuki has 16 goals and 21 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has scored seven goals with one assist over the past 10 games.

Josh Morrissey has eight goals and 39 assists for the Jets. Mark Scheifele has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 3-7-0, averaging 2.1 goals, 3.6 assists, 4.8 penalties and 13.4 penalty minutes while giving up 4.2 goals per game.

Jets: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.5 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Canadiens: Sean Monahan: out (foot), Brendan Gallagher: out (lower body), Carey Price: out (knee), Emil Heineman: out (thumb), Kaiden Guhle: out (leg), Paul Byron: out (hip), Michael Matheson: out (lower-body).

Jets: Morgan Barron: day to day (illness), Mason Appleton: out (wrist), Logan Stanley: out (lower-body), David Gustafsson: out (upper body).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.