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Connor scores back-breaker, Jets stars shine bright in 4-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL — Kyle Connor tilted his head up to the jumbotron and saw the clock winding down. When he looked back down, he spotted an opportunity to score.
The Winnipeg Jets’ star winger chipped the puck in deep and parked himself in the slot.
Teammate David Gustafsson then went to work with a powerful forecheck before setting Connor up with 1.5 seconds left in the second period of Winnipeg’s 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
“There was only five or six seconds (left),” Connor said. “Gussie made an incredible play down low just to win that battle, and they kind of just lost coverage there.