Boston Bruins – Winnipeg Jets : Boston to boss TD Garden 
Boston and Winnipeg meet tonight with almost identical playoff agendas. One slip from the Bruins and they can fall out of the East’s top eight — the table is that tight. The Jets have no margin for error if they want to claw back into the West’s qualifying spots.
Who will take control in this regular-season showdown? We sift through the numbers and current form to hand you our best pick.
Boston Bruins ruthless at home 
Marco Sturm’s side have dropped two on the trot — the first time since the restart — but both defeats came in overtime, against the Devils (4-3 OT) and the Montreal Canadiens (3-2 OT). They still picked up points and have taken points in 6 of their last 7 games, clinging to that fragile top-eight spot in the East.
Where the Bruins really scare opponents is at home. They’re on a ridiculous run: 13 wins in their last 14 games at TD Garden. With 25 home wins (71.4% success rate) and the conference’s stingiest defence at home (just 2.60 goals conceded on average), the Garden is a near fortress. The injury list is clear: Andrew Peeke and Mikey Eyssimont are back, and Jeremy Swayman returns between the pipes.
Winnipeg, solid but badly depleted 
The Canadian club has flipped between winning and losing runs since late February. After two confidence-boosting home wins over Colorado (3-1) and St. Louis (3-2), Scott Arniel’s group were stung at home by Nashville (4-3 OT). Sitting 12th in the West, the Jets are four points shy of a playoff spot.
On the road Winnipeg are stubborn — they’ve picked up points on their last five away trips (even if three of those were OT/SO losses). The big issue is their scoring away from home: a meagre 2.58 goals per game, which ranks them 29th for road offence. To make matters worse, the injury list is overflowing for this trip to Massachusetts: defenders Colin Miller and Neal Pionk and forwards Nino Niederreiter and Vladislav Namestnikov are all out. At least Connor Hellebuyck will be between the pipes.
NHL Prediction Boston Bruins vs Winnipeg Jets
Boston Bruins to win (overtime and shootouts included)
The bookmakers aren’t wrong to list Boston as heavy favourites. The Bruins are nearly untouchable at home — 13 wins in their last 14 outings at TD Garden. That dominance comes from a lock-down defence and goalies who have been rock-solid (they haven’t conceded more than three goals in this run at home).
Head-to-head history also favours the locals — Boston have won 6 of the last 8 meetings. With a full squad facing a Jets side ravaged by injuries and whose offence struggles badly on the road (2.58 goals per game), backing Boston on the Moneyline is a very solid, sensible pick for tonight.
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