Nick Foligno breaks 3rd-period tie, Bruins beat Jets 3-2

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press

BOSTON – 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. 

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. 

Pastrnak scored his team-leading 22nd midway through the second, and DeBrusk tied it 2:52 later. 

McKENNEY REMEMBERED 

Boston honored Don McKenney, who died Sunday at the age of 88. McKenney packed a lot in his nine seasons with the Bruins. He served as captain in his final two seasons with the Original Six franchise and either led or tied Boston scoring four times. 

NOTES: Five weeks after announcing an investigation had been launched into the organization’s player-vetting process, after Boston signed controversial prospect Mitchell Miller and then cut ties with him two days later, the Bruins announced there were no findings of misconduct by team employees during the Miller vetting process. … Bowness is in his first season on the Winnipeg bench. He broke in as an NHL head coach with Boston back in 1991 and spent just one season with the club. … Morrissey extended his points streak to 11 games with the assist on Harkins’ goal. 

UP NEXT 

Jets: At Washington on Friday night
Bruins: At New Jersey on Friday night.