Canadiens vs Jets third period thread

The Jets grabbed a two-goal lead on a complete misplay from David Desharnais and Jeff Petry behind their own net that knocked the puck loose to Tyler Myers who fed a wide open Mark Scheifele for the goal.

Andrei Markov cut the lead in half with a wrist shot from the point 41 seconds later. The Habs and Jets were trading shot attempts, but with the Habs dominating in scoring chances, with War-On-Ice counting them at 13-5 by the midway point of the second period and game. Around this time the Jets had restored their 2 goal lead with Jim Slater propelling the puck off his skates and into the net as he crashed into the blue ice. More rough stuff that amplified the crowd at the MTS Center completed in a fight between Nathan Beaulieu and Jim Slater (who gets the Gordie Howe hat-trick), then a goal by Blake Wheeler on a 2-on-1 with 1 minute left in the 3rd period to put the Jets up 4-1.

The Habs are down 3 heading into the third against a Jets team that gets the job done when leading after the 2nd period 78.8% of the time. The Habs' huge CF% advantage from the first period has dissolved to a good, but near-to-even 52.54. It will take a huge effort in the third period to come back from this one.

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