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First place in the overall NHL standings will be on the line when the Winnipeg Jets roll into Washington, D.C, this weekend. The Jets beat the Bruins in Boston, 6-2, on Thursday, and will carry a five-game win streak into a Saturday tilt with the Capitals.
Mark Scheifele capped a two-goal effort with the eventual game-winner and Wakefield, R.I., native Parker Ford scored in his NHL debut as the visiting Winnipeg Jets beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Thursday night.
Parker Ford scored in his NHL debut for the Winnipeg Jets, who pulled away with four straight goals in the third period for a 6-2 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday. Ford, an undrafted rookie,
With the Bruins trailing by a goal early in the third period, they had an offensive zone faceoff in the Jets end despite being short-handed. Pavel Zacha won the draw cleanly to Elias Lindholm who snapped it by Hellebuyck to tie the game, 11 seconds into the third.
From nearby Rhode Island, Parker Ford netted his first NHL goal in his debut while Mark Scheifele scored twice to tie Ilya Kovalchuk for most goals in franchise history.
They are answering those questions on the fly, as Tuesday evening’s 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens marked the Jets’ fourth straight win, this one kicking off a three-game east coast road trip, and Winnipeg’s top players drove them to victory.
Forget about what Kyle Connor’s next extension could look like, if the Jets should re-sign Neal Pionk, or if there’s any way they can make Nikolaj Ehlres stay.
The Boston Bruins returned home from their road tilt with the Buffalo Sabres to take on the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets won the first meeting in a beatdown.
The Jets have one of the most prolific top lines in the NHL — with only Leon Draisaitl having more goals this season than Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele (29) — and Gabe Vilardi on pace to shatter his career-best (23) with 22 already notched.
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Goals from MacKenzie Weegar and Nazem Kadri kept the Flames in it despite two from Gabriel Viladri for the Jets, but there was never a sustained period where it felt like they had it in them to fully flip the script. Two power-play goals in the third for the Jets sealed the deal.