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Game 68: Winnipeg Jets vs Boston Bruins pre-game report

The Jets left Winnipeg after concluded eight straight games at home where they finished with a 5-2-1 record. Somewhat unexpectedly they didn’t make a forward recall which means they’ll be rolling with 12/7 for the time being or until one of their injured players is ready to return. Presumably the team is holding the three remaining recalls they have in order to bring up a prospect towards the end of the season.

The margin for error for the visitors is beyond low with just 15 games remaining on the schedule and they are trailing the final wild card spot by just four points.

They’ll be going up against a Bruins team that sit in the first wild card spot in the Eastern Conference but just two points back of third spot in the Atlantic. They have a formidable home record going 25-9-1 at TD Garden. The 10 combined losses are the least of any team in the NHL. They are 4-3-3 in their last ten games including losing their last two in extra time.

Skate news:

Starts at 10:30 AM CT

Jets projected lines & D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Lowry-Vilardi
Nyquist-Toews-Rosén
Koepke-Barron-Lambert

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Salomonsson
Fleury-Bryson

Hellebuyck

Bruins projected lines & D pairs:

Khusnutdinov-Minten-Pastrnak
Mittelstadt-Zacha-Arvidsson
Eyssimont-E. Lindholm-Geekie
Jeannot-Kuraly-Kastelic

Aspirot-McAvoy
H. Lindholm-Lohrei
Zadorov-Peeke

Swayman
Korpisalo

As per Belle Fraser who covers Boston this is how they last lined up.

Coach media availability:

To follow.

Odds:

With both teams pushing for position, this looks tight on paper. The Winnipeg Jets face a stiff test against the Boston Bruins, who’ve been especially strong on home ice, giving the hosts a slight edge despite the matchup feeling close. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 6 PM CT. Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action. You can join us on our YouTube channel for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 8:40 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.