Winnipeg vs Montreal: revenge of the Jets?

Winnipeghad some problems while dealing with Edmonton in the first round of the playoffs, but they managed to prevail, scoring three of their wins in overtime. But the Jets couldn't start the series against Montreal with a win. Maybe they couldn't get into the rhythm after a break, and that's why they conceded two quick goals and their whole game fell apart after that. 

Despite that, the Jets had good moments, and they almost came back in the third period, scored a goal during power play, but couldn't level the score and finished 3:5. Moreover, Winnipeg have to play without their key player Mark Scheifele, who got a disqualification for four games. 

Montreal were hanging by a thread in the series against Toronto: they were 1:3 down, but then seized the initiative and managed to win. The Canadiens definitely used that momentum in the first game against Winnipeg, too.

Montreal weren't in any way weaker than their counterparts and tried to stay in the attack zone. Each of the lines created good chances and scored a goal. But unfortunately, after that game, Dominique Ducharme's squad was left without striker Jake Evans, who was taken out indefinitely with a concussion.