WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled Dominique Duchar...

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<p>WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled Dominique Ducharme's debut as Montreal's coach, beating the Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to open a two-game series.</p>
<p>Nate Thompson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists, and Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist. Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves.</p>
<p>The Jets have won three in a row to improve to 12-6-1.</p>
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<p>Joel Armia scored twice for the Canadiens, and Tomas Tatar added a goal.</p>
<p>Montreal fired coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller on Wednesday, promoting Ducharme to interim head coach. The Canadiens have lost four straight to fall to 9-6-4.</p>
<p>The teams will meet again Saturday night.</p>
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WINNIPEG, MB FEBRUARY 25: Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor (81) scores on a fallen Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31) during the regular season game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Montreal Canadiens on February 25, 2021 at the Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg MB.

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled Dominique Ducharme's debut as Montreal's coach, rallying to beat the Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to open a two-game series.
The Jets rallied after Montreal took a 2-0 lead into the second period.

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