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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price stops a shot off Winnipeg Jets' Andrew Copp during second period.
MONTREAL — The kids were fine for a night on their own, although they had a seasoned veteran standing guard.
A few of Winnipeg’s talented youngsters led the way Tuesday in Montreal while a chunk of the team’s leadership group caught the game from the press box.
Rookie winger Kyle Connor, 21, scored his 30th goal of the season and third overtime winner in two weeks, Manitoba Moose call-up Sami Niku played his first NHL game and fired a memorable goal, and Patrik Laine closed the gap on his childhood hero for the NHL goal-scoring race as the Jets defeated the Canadiens 5-4 at Bell Centre.