Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets 3/18/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Boston Bruins look to snap back from a loss when visiting the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Boston is fourth in the Atlantic division at 37-19-5 with 79 points. The Bruins are seventh in the Eastern Conference standings but just two points behind the fourth-place Toronto Maple Leafs. Boston was defeated by the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night 4-2, which snapped a three-game winning streak for the Bruins.

David Pastrnak is the leading goal scorer for Boston with 33 and the leader in points with 61, while Brad Marchand is the leader in assists with 35. In goal, Linus Ullmark is 18-9-2 with a goals-against average of 2.74 and save percentage of .908. Boston is scoring an average of 2.98 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.67 goals per game. Boston's power-play scores 24.7% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 81.3% of the time.

Winnipeg looks for its third consecutive victory when hosting Boston on Friday. The Jets are sixth in the Central Division at 28-33-10 with 66 points. Winnipeg is 11th in the Western Conference standings, but just two points behind the eighth place Vegas Golden Knights. Winnipeg defeated Vegas 7-3 in its most recent outing on Tuesday. Kyle Connor scored a goal in his fifth consecutive game to help lead the Jets to the victory.

Kyle Connor is leading Winnipeg in goals scored with 38 and points with 72, while Blake Wheeler is the leader in assists with 36. In goal, Connor Hellebuyck is 21-21-9 with a goals-against average of 2.99 and save percentage of .908. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 3.03 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.02 goals per game. Winnipeg’s power play scores 21.2% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 76.5% of the time.