Winnipeg Jets at Boston Bruins
· National Hockey League
Nick Foligno breaks 3rd-period tie, Bruins beat Jets 3-2
The Bruins improved to 26-4-2 and 18-0-2 at home.
Foligno scored from the left circle off a feed from Charlie Coyle. David Pastrnak and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Bruins.
Mark Scheifele and Jansen Harkins scored for Winnipeg and Connor Hellebuyck made 37 saves.
The Jets led 2-0 at 7:20 of the first period, with Scheifele opening the scoring at 1:58 with his team-leading 20th goal.
“Maybe we weren’t as focused in the beginning as we should be,” Pastrnak said. “That’s a heck of of a team we beat. They’re not an easy team to play. You never take wins in this league for granted.”
Pastrnak scored his team-leading 22nd midway through the second, and DeBrusk tied it 2:52 later on the powerplay.
“You try your best to stay out of the penalty box against a team that’s so good in the faceoff circle and so good on the powerplay,” Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness said. “That’s the best team in the league right now and we battled them to the end.”
McKENNEY REMEMBERED
Boston honored Don McKenney, who died Sunday at the age of 88. McKenney packed a lot in his nine seasons with the Bruins. He served as captain in his final two seasons with the Original Six franchise and either led or tied Boston scoring four times.
Game notes
Five weeks after announcing an investigation had been launched into the organization’s player-vetting process, after Boston signed controversial prospect Mitchell Miller and then cut ties with him two days later, the Bruins announced there were no findings of misconduct by team employees during the Miller vetting process. … Bowness is in his first season on the Winnipeg bench. He broke in as an NHL head coach with Boston back in 1991 and spent just one season with the club. … Morrissey extended his points streak to 11 games with the assist on Harkins’ goal. … DeBrusk’s goal was the 200th point of his career. “Really nice goal, too,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said. “It shows his skill and his ability to make electric plays around the net.”
UP NEXT
Jets: At Washington on Friday night
Bruins: At New Jersey on Friday night.
Regular Season SeriesBOS leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:58 | Goal scored by Mark Scheifele assisted by Cole Perfetti and Karson Kuhlman |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:20 | Goal scored by Jansen Harkins assisted by Josh Morrissey and Adam Lowry |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:08 | Goal scored by David Pastrnak assisted by Nick Foligno and Matt Grzelcyk |
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:00 | Goal scored by Jake DeBrusk assisted by David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm (PPG) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:08 | Goal scored by Nick Foligno assisted by Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic |
Statistics
 WPG |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 28 | Hits | 20 |
| 10 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 27 | Shots | 39 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 19 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 35.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 64.2 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Boston Bruins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| James Hagens, C | Injured Reserve | Nov 7 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isak Rosen, RW | Out | Nov 13 |
| Dylan DeMelo, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 13 |
| Elias Salomonsson, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 7 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Nick Bjugstad, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
