Hockey

Bruins complete comeback win against Jets to extend home-ice point streak to 20 games

Nick Foligno broke a tie midway through the third period, Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night.

Boston erases early 2-goal deficit to improve to 18-0-2 at home

A Bruins player skates in on goal as a Jets player trails behind.
Bruins right wing David Pastrnak (88) skates in on goal during a 3-2 win against the Jets on Thursday. (Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports)

Nick Foligno broke a tie midway through the third period, Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night.

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.

WATCH | Foligno scores game-winner:

Foligno lifts Bruins over Jets for 3rd consecutive victory

2 years ago
Duration 0:40
Boston rallies to beat Winnipeg 3-2 with a game-winning goal from Nick Foligno in the third period. The NHL-leading Bruins haven't lost at home in regulation time this season.

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 face-off 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."

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