WINNIPEG, CANADA - MARCH 19: Rich Peverley #49 and Dougie Hamilton #27 of the Boston Bruins watch as goaltender Tuukka Rask #40 makes a pad save on a shot by Nik Antropov #80 of the Winnipeg Jets during first period action at the MTS Centre on March 19, 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by Travis Golby/NHLI via Getty Images)
Quick game summary
In the first period, no scoring happened. The Jets definitely outplayed and outhit the Bruins in this period.
In the second period, 8 seconds into the period, Bruins Brad Marchand scored his 13th goal of the season, making it 1-0 Bruins. The Bruins played much better in this period.
In the third period, Jets Blake Wheeler scored a power-play goal tying the game 1-1. Less than a minute later, Jets Evander Kane scored, making it 2-1 Jets. With 7 seconds left in the game, Jets Blake Wheeler scored an empty-net goal, making it 3-1 Jets.
Game notes
Tuukka Rask played in net for the Bruins and made 22 saves on 24 shots. Rask is now 14-4-3 with a 1.92 GAA and a .928 save percentage this season.
The Bruins led the game in shots 28-25 and faceoff wins 27-24. The Jets led the game in hits 33-17 and blocked shots 19-13. The Bruins went 0-for-4 on the power-play while the Jets went 1-for-2.
Dennis Seidenberg led the Bruins with 5 shots. Daniel Paille led the Bruins with 3 hits. Johnny Boychuk led the Bruins with 4 blocked shots.
Player notes
David Krejci was out of the lineup and Ryan Spooner took his place in the lineup.
Defenseman Adam McQuaid was injured in the first period and did not return. He got hit and fell awkwardly into the boards with his shoulder making contact with the boards.
Onto the next one
The Bruins are now 19-6-3 with 41 points. The next game for the Bruins is on Thursday at the Ottawa Senators at 7:30pm ET.
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