Jets gain ground in wild-card race with win over Habs

Morgan Barron had a goal and an assist for the visiting Winnipeg Jets in a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night.

Barron came into the contest with two points in 23 NHL games.

Paul Stastny, Evgeny Svechnikov and Adam Lowry also scored, Dylan Samberg had two assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets (35-28-11, 81 points), who moved within five points of the Dallas Stars for the second wild