Overview
- The Bruins are 37-23-8 with 82 points, tied with Detroit for an Eastern wild-card spot as Columbus trails by one point with a game in hand.
- Pavel Zacha scored twice in Montreal to reach a career-high 22 goals and has three goals over his last two games.
- Boston recalled Lukas Reichel from Providence on an emergency basis before tonight’s 7 p.m. puck drop at TD Garden, which airs on NESN and 98.5 The Sports Hub.
- Winnipeg is 28-28-11 and four points below the Western wild-card line after a shootout loss to Nashville, with a power play that went 2-for-18 on its homestand; JetsNation reports Connor Hellebuyck will start.
- The Bruins hold a 25-9-1 home record, while the Jets have been below .500 on the road; Arctic Ice Hockey cites MoneyPuck giving Winnipeg a 6.9% playoff chance entering the game.