Tonight's Officials
Referees Brian Pochmara (16), Garrett Rank (7)
Linesmen Brandon Gawryletz (64), Ryan Gibbons (58)
Supervisor Ron Ottawa
Ntl. Anthem Stacey Nattrass
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Bruins visit the Jets tonight for the 2nd & final game between these teams this season & the Bruins’ lone visit of the season to Xcel Energy Center … The Bruins are 47-17-10 this season and are 22-10-5 on the road thus far … They are 7-4-2 against Central Division foes and 17-9-3 against the Western Conference.
The Bruins conclude tonight a 4-game road trip (2-0-1) … It is their final game in a span of 8-of-9 games on the road (4-2-2) & they will next return home to host Tampa Bay on 3/29 & Florida on 3/31.
WAYBACK MACHINE
BOSTON vs WINNIPEG, LIFETIME SERIES
The Bruins and Jets are meeting for the 61st time in their histories (includes Winnipeg as Atlanta Thrashers) with the Bruins having a 36-17-2-5 record and a 190-167 scoring advantage in those contests.
The Bruins are 15-12-0-2 in 30 road games played between the teams with an 84-83 scoring edge.
The Bruins have won the last 4 games of this lifetime series, including a 2-1 shootout win in Boston on 12/21 in the 1st game of this season’s series, and are 8-3-1 in their last 12 games overall vs. the Jets … They have won the last 2 in Winnipeg & are 7-5-2 in their last 14 road games vs. the Jets.
The Bruins are 10-5-1 vs. the Jets since they relocated to Winnipeg in 2011.
MILESTONES APPROACHING
David Pastrnak is four points shy of his 200th NHL point.
INJURIES / SUSPENSION (Total injury man-games lost in 2017-18: 259)
Charlie McAvoy – strained MCL left knee suffered 3/3 vs MTL, has missed 11 games
Anders Bjork – 2/21 shoulder surgery, has missed 26 games (IR)
Zdeno Chara – upper body suffered 3/13 at CAR, has missed 6 games
Jake DeBrusk – upper body suffered 3/13 at CAR, has missed 6 games
David Backes – right leg laceration suffered 3/17 at TB, has missed 4 games
Rick Nash – upper body, has missed 4 games
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