Fowler saves 33, Canadiens hold off Jets in Heritage Classic
Caufield has two assists for Montreal in outdoor game; Rosen scores for Winnipeg
By Darrin Bauming
NHL.com Independent Correspondent
WINNIPEG -- Jacob Fowler made 33 saves for the Montreal Canadiens, who hung on for a 2-1 victory against the Winnipeg Jets at the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium on Sunday.
Lane Hutson and Kaiden Guhle scored, and Cole Caufield had two assists for the Canadiens (6-3-2), who have points in four straight (3-0-1).
Isak Rosen scored and Stuart Skinner made 19 saves for the Jets (4-4-3), who’ve lost five straight (0-3-2).
After a scoreless first period, Hutson made it 1-0 Canadiens at 7:19 of the second, when Noah Dobson found him backdoor with a cross-slot pass and he put it behind Skinner.
Guhle pushed it to 2-0 at 11:04, scoring with a catch-and-release wrist shot from the blue line through traffic.
Rosen scored his first goal of the season to cut it to 2-1 at 15:24 of the third period. Gabriel Vilardi set him up for a one-timer from below the right face-off dot.
