Montreal goalie Jakub Dobes outdueled Winnipeg's Eric Comrie by the narrowest of margins on Wednesday, but the host netminder got a little help in the end as the Canadiens pulled out a 3-2 shootout victory over the Jets.

Cole Caufield opened the shootout with the only goal, and after stopping Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele, Dobes saw Gabriel Vilardi's shot ring off the post to give the Canadiens the second point and snap a two-game losing streak.

Juraj Slafkovsky and Oliver Kapanen got Montreal on the board, with Caufield, Ivan Demidov, Nick Suzuki and Alexandre Texier registering assists.

Dobes made 29 saves for the Canadiens.

Scheifele and Connor both scored their team-best 14th goals of the season in regulation for the Jets, and the linemates also assisted on each other's goals. Vil

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