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.
The Bruins tied the game, oh so briefly, on Elias Lindholm's shorthanded goal 11 seconds into the third period before the Jets responded three times in five-plus minutes.
Mark Scheifele scored his 30th and 31st goals of the season and the Western Conference-leading Winnipeg Jets beat the Boston Bruins 6-2.
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,
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.
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.
The Bruins get a big boost on the blue line on Thursday night as both Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo return to the lineup for Boston’s matchup against the NHL-best Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden. McAvoy,
Elias Lindholm will be back with the Bruins' top six, with Brad Marchand and Charlie Coyle as his wingers. With this, Matthew Poitras will be dropping down to the third line. In addition, Justin Brazeau will be back on the third line, while Vinni Lettieri is expected to drop to the fourth line.
Korpisalo will defend the home crease against Winnipeg on Thursday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Sports Journal reports.
The B’s erased a two-goal deficit early in the third period, only to give up two goals to the Western Conference-Winnipeg Jets in 42 seconds and three in the first 5:56 of the third to make a late sprint to a 6-2 victory over the B’s.
Boston Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) holds back Ottawa Senators left wing Brady Tkachuk (7) on a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) AP
Joonas Korpisalo readily admitted that he wasn’t at his best all day on Monday. But given the opportunity to preserve a win for the Bruins against the San Jose Sharks, the netminder showed up at the right time.