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Montreal Canadiens make wrong kind of history with four-goal choke job almost too shocking to believe

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Perry, A. (2026, November 4). Montreal Canadiens make wrong kind of history with four-goal choke job almost too shocking to believe. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/montreal-canadiens-make-wrong-kind-history-four-goal-choke-job-almost-too-shocking-believe

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The Montreal Canadiens suffered an unprecedented collapse during an NHL game against the Winnipeg Jets, blowing a four-goal lead with less than three minutes remaining in regulation. This historic defeat marks the biggest such collapse in NHL history and left fans bewildered by its improbability. Despite having ample time to secure victory, the Canadiens failed to do so, even taking the game into overtime where they ultimately lost. The article emphasizes how extraordinary it is for a team to squander such a significant lead, highlighting the unprecedented nature of this event in hockey history.

Written by AI on 2026-11-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On November 2, 2026, the Winnipeg Jets ended their nine-game losing streak with an historic comeback against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Down 4-0 with less than three minutes left in regulation, the Jets scored four goals in just two minutes and six seconds to force overtime. Dylan Samberg then scored the winning goal for Winnipeg with 1:30 remaining in OT, securing a 5-4 victory. Key players like Kyle Connor contributed with two late-game goals, while Tyrel Bauer and Morgan Barron also scored during the final rally. Despite having 22 shots on net compared to Winnipeg's 47, Montreal’s goalie Jacob Fowler initially outperformed expectations before allowing the late surge. The win sets up a home game for Winnipeg against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Written for “Winnipeg Jets Historic Comeback Wins” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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Montreal GPE · 3× Habs ORG · 2× NHL ORG · 2× Hollywood ORG · 1× Jets ORG · 1× Patriots ORG · 1× Winnipeg ORG · 1× Winnipeg Jets ORG · 1× the Montreal Canadiens ORG · 1× the Red Sox ORG · 1×

Narrative

I saw some of the hockey accounts I follow on X last night making vague allusions to an "epic collapse" happening in Montreal, but between putting my son to bed and trying to stay off social media to avoid the "post-midterm doom scroll," I figured I'd just go to sleep and see what the fuss was about in the morning.

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Montreal Canadiens make wrong kind of history with four-goal choke job almost too shocking to believe · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

One of the coolest things about sports is that even when things feel bleak, your team is never truly out of it until the final whistle blows. asserted

whistle → feel → it

From the Patriots' 28-3 comeback in Super Bowl LI to the Red Sox coming back from the brink of death in the 2004 ALCS, we've learned as sports fans that there's almost no such thing as a "safe lead." asserted

we → come → lead

With all that being said, some leads really are too big to choke away, and even the most optimistic fans can discern when it's time to throw in the towel and head for the exits. asserted

it → say → exits

A football team up by 35 points with a minute and a half to go in the game certainly isn't squandering away the win, and there are plenty of other examples of leads that are virtually insurmountable. asserted

that → go → leads

Hockey fans thought they had an idea of what that number was for pretty much the entire history of the sport until last night, when the Montreal Canadiens were absolutely bending the visiting Winnipeg Jets over a barrel at the Bell Centre. asserted

Canadiens → think → Centre

The Habs had a 4-0 lead with less than three minutes to go in the third period. asserted

Habs → have → period

You don't need to imagine it, though, as the Montreal faithful had to witness firsthand what is now the biggest collapse in NHL history. asserted

what → need → history

fuss → see → morning

In my wildest dreams, I couldn't imagine this was what they were talking about. asserted

they → imagine → what

Blowing a four-goal lead with three minutes left in the game is unfathomable. asserted

Blowing → blow → game

Hollywood would have lit your script on fire and then pissed on the ashes if you handed them an ending like that. asserted

you → light → that

For crying out loud, the minute that first goal for the Jets got home, Montreal should have just dumped the puck in Winnipeg's zone and parked the bus. asserted

Montreal → cry → bus

You can waste about 20 seconds at a time just pinning the puck against the boards. asserted

You → waste → boards

How does this happen? asserted

this → happen → ?

The game even went to overtime, so the Habs still had a chance to right the ship and avoid history, but that apparently wasn't in the cards either. asserted

that → go → cards

It's a regular season NHL game in November, which normally means everyone will forget it ever happened two days later. 99.9% of the time, that would be the case, but no hockey fan will ever forget about this one. asserted

fan → mean → one

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