The Winnipeg Jets looked finished. Then they made NHL history.

Winnipeg trailed the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 with less than three minutes left in regulation on Tuesday night. The Jets scored four goals in 2 minutes, 8 seconds to force overtime.

Dylan Samberg then finished a pass from captain Adam Lowry 3:30 into overtime to give Winnipeg a 5-4 win.

The wild finish

Tyrel Bauer started it with his first career NHL goal with 2:39 left. Morgan Barron scored next.

Kyle Connor did the rest. He scored twice in 27 seconds, tying the game with a power-play goal with just 32 seconds left in regulation.

It was the latest four-goal comeback in league history. The rally began at 57:21 of the game. The old mark belonged to the Los Angeles Kings, who started their comeback at 52:46 on Nov. 10, 2007.

It was also the fastest the Jets have ever scored four goals.

A rough night in Montreal

Montreal goalie Jacob Fowler made 42 saves and was close to a shutout before the late collapse.

The Canadiens had been 448-0-1 in team history when leading by four or more goals going into the third period.

"Guys thought the game was over," Montreal winger Cole Caufield said. "We had a four-goal lead. There's no excuse for this. It's terrible."

Coach Martin St. Louis gave the Jets credit. "They weren't winning, but they had a lot of urgency," he said. "They didn't quit."

A needed win

The win snapped Winnipeg's nine-game losing streak. The Jets had lost 7-0 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.

Coach Scott Arniel is in the last year of his contract. He brushed off questions about his future. "I'm so happy that we won tonight," Arniel said. "To me, we're still in the hunt."