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The Winnipeg Jets pulled off the latest four-goal comeback in NHL history on Tuesday night, erasing a 4-0 deficit against the Montreal Canadiens with just over two and a half minutes left in regulation before winning in overtime. The defeat proved especially difficult for Montreal, who debuted the club’s new Hometown Remix jersey during the matchup, as reported by sports.yahoo.com.
Record-Breaking Statistics
The comeback surpassed the previous mark for the latest start to a four-goal rally, which was established by the Los Angeles Kings in November 2007 at the 52:46 mark. Sportsnet Stats noted that the rapid succession also marked the fastest four goals allowed in Montreal Canadiens history.
Action Network data showed that Montreal held a 99 percent win probability when leading 4-0 with 2:31 left on the clock. Around the same time, FanDuel Sportsbook listed Winnipeg’s moneyline odds reaching as high as +7500, meaning a $10 wager on the Jets would have returned a $750 profit.
OptaStats figures indicated that across 3,257 historical instances of an NHL team being scoreless and trailing by four or more goals with under three minutes remaining, the Jets stand alone as the only squad to achieve more than cutting the deficit in half. Furthermore, NHL records show that teams facing a deficit of four or more goals entering the final three minutes of regulation in regular season and playoff games combined now hold a 1-10,300 record following the victory.
Milestones and Notable Performances
The historic rally commenced when Tyrel Bauer netted the inaugural goal of his NHL career. The 24-year-old former sixth-round draft pick spent the past four campaigns with the AHL squad Manitoba Moose prior to reaching the professional level this season. The Cochrane, Alberta native also contributed his first career assist on Winnipeg’s second goal to fuel the surge, having previously recorded 21 points and 401 penalty minutes across 214 AHL appearances.
Winnipeg ultimately converted five goals, culminating in the overtime winner. The NHL noted that this represents just the fourth occurrence of a goaltender conceding five goals past the 50-minute mark, and the initial time it has transpired within the final five minutes of a contest.
The defensive collapse represented the second consecutive outing in which Canadiens goaltender Jacob Fowler surrendered four or more goals. He has reached that threshold six times across 26 career NHL starts, having done so only four times prior to the week.
Streak Broken and Past Resilence
The victory halted a nine-game winless skid for the Jets, marking their lengthiest drought since an 11-game losing streak that ran from mid-December to early January of the previous season.
The performance echoed Winnipeg’s notable two-goal comeback during Game 7 of the opening round in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the team scored twice with under two minutes remaining, including Cole Perfetti’s tying goal with 1.6 seconds left, before captain Adam Lowry secured the victory in overtime.
The Jets will attempt to maintain their momentum on Thursday when they host the Vancouver Canucks.
