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The Jets proceed their 3 sport highway journey tonight on the highway towards the Boston Bruins. After a 4-1 win in Montreal on Tuesday, the Jets enter this East coast matchup with a 4 sport win streak, the 2nd longest lively streak within the NHL (behind the Islanders who’ve gained 5 straight). Regardless of a sluggish begin on Tuesday, the highest line ended up producing many of the offence on the evening. Kyle Connor scored twice, and Mark Scheifele and Rasmus Kupari added objectives of their very own. The Bruins are 0-1 this week, shedding huge time (7-2) on the highway towards the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday evening.
With the win in Montreal, the Jets have tied the Capitals with 73 factors, sharing the league lead on the prime of the standings. The Jets are the first staff to 35 wins, and their objective differential is now a league greatest +59. The Bruins are one other staff within the Jap convention at the moment battling for 1 of two wildcard spots with a number of different groups. At 14th general within the league standings, the 25-21-6 Bruins have had blended outcomes by way of 52 video games, however the group stays optimistic about their playoff probabilities.
The Jets and Bruins normally solely meet a pair occasions a season, so that you don’t get to see this matchup fairly often. The Bruins are 7-3-0 towards the Jets of their final 10 matchups, however on December tenth, 2024, their most up-to-date head-to-head, the Jets gained 8-1 in Winnipeg. The Jets 1st line have been the three stars for that sport, so you’ll be able to wager that they are going to be seeking to repeat that form of efficiency tonight. When it comes to lineup modifications, Morgan Barron was positioned on the injured reserve yesterday, so anticipate not too long ago known as up Parker Ford (potential NHL debut), or Brad Lambert to fit in on the 4th line. As for the most recent replace on Adam Lowry, head coach Scott Arniel mentioned that he doesn’t anticipate Lowry to be again till after the 4 Nations face-off break.
The anticipated beginning goalies for tonight’s matchup are Connor Hellebuyck and Jeremy Swayman. Hellebuyck continues to guide the league in wins (31), objectives towards common (2.00) and is tied in 1st with a .927 save share. Eric Comrie will get just a few extra begins earlier than the 4 Nations face-off break, however for now it’s not a nasty concept to maintain Hellebuyck in objective. Swayman has had a down yr up to now for the Bruins, at the moment holding a 16-7-4 file with a 3.03 objectives towards common and a .895 save share. Each Bruins goalies are under a .900 save share, and the normally sturdy defensive play of the Bruins the previous few seasons simply hasn’t been there up to now in most video games.
Tonight’s puck drop is ready for shortly after 6:00 pm CT. The Jets are on the lookout for their fifth straight win, which might quickly put them again on the prime of the league standings, earlier than an thrilling matchup towards the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Each Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele will likely be on the lookout for their thirtieth objective of the season, and with 3 extra objectives Scheifele will go Ilya Kovalchuk for many objectives all-time in Jets franchise historical past. Tonight’s sport guarantees to be an thrilling one, and ensure to test again right here submit sport for an on the spot response and recap on all the motion.
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