Bruins top the Jets 6-3 as Pastrnak nets 4 points

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — David Pastrnak had two objectives and two assists, main the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday evening.

Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt additionally scored for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 photographs.

Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron had the objectives for the Jets, who dropped their third straight sport. Eric Comrie made 18 saves earlier than 13,158 followers – Winnipeg’s smallest crowd of the season.

Pastrnak arrange Lindholm for an insurance coverage objective at 14:43 of the third interval that made it 5-3. Pastrnak then scored into an empty internet with 1:56 left.

Enjoying his three hundredth NHL sport, Vilardi pulled the Jets to 4-3 with 2:14 left within the second. It was Winnipeg’s first power-play objective in eight video games.

Lindholm pounced on a rebound of Pastrnak’s shot and slapped the puck previous Comrie to present the Bruins a 4-2 benefit with 5:24 left within the second.

Boston scored thrice in 2:44 to take a 3-1 lead within the first.

Barron opened the scoring 5:59 into the sport earlier than Pastrnak and Mittelstadt every netted a power-play objective and Kuraly scored his third of the season at 11:08.

Winnipeg has allowed no less than one power-play objective in its final seven video games.

Iafallo pulled the Jets to 3-2 with an excellent particular person effort at 13:37 after Dylan DeMelo despatched him a go up the boards.

Winnipeg outshot the Bruins 29-24.

Up subsequent

Bruins: On the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening.

Jets: Host the Washington Capitals on Saturday evening.