BSJ Game Report: Bruins 3, Jets 0 -- B's ground the Jets with gutsy win in Winnipeg

Everything you need to know from the Bruins’ 3-0 win against the Jets, with BSJ insight and analysis:

BOX SCORE

HEADLINES

Swayman's shutout halts Bruins' skid with win in Winnipeg: Jeremy Swayman's third shutout of the season lifted the Bruins past the Jets, 3-0, in Winnipeg on Thursday.

Swayman stopped all 36 shots he faced to put the B's back in the win column following two straight regulation losses.

Trent Frederic, Pavel Zacha and Tomas Nosek scored for the Bruins, with a couple of those strikes occurring in the opening period.

Jets goalie Connor Hellebucyk took the loss for the Jets with 21 saves.

The Bruins' third line went right to work as Charlie Coyle and Tyler Bertuzzi connected before Frederic wired the puck past Hellebuyck, 50 seconds into the contest. Bertuzzi picked up the primary assist on the 1-0 goal for his third point in a Black and Gold uniform.

Later in the frame, Zacha made it 2-0 on a wicked wrister off the rush. The B's had just killed off a penalty when Zacha got the puck in transition and made no mistake at 13:22.

Penalties were a problem for the Bruins in the first as Winnipeg received four power play opportunities through the first 20 minutes.

No more goals were scored until Nosek found the empty Winnipeg net late in the game, to seal the victory for the B's.

Derek Forbort took a shot off the ankle toward the end of the second period and did not return to the game. Forbort helped the Bruins' penalty kill off all five Jets power-play chances.

THREE UP

The start: The Bruins needed to come out with a purpose and start Thursday's game on time. Two goals for and none against would suggest the B's did just that, with the first goal coming less than a minute after puck drop. The Bruins didn't put together strong first periods during their previous two games and it contributed to their consecutive defeats. Swayman was also sharp in the first with 13 saves, including this game-changer:

Charlie McAvoy's stick turned aside the second chance in this clip from Mark Scheifele.

Third line: The reason the B's were on top in a hurry against Winnipeg was a result of their third line. The Coyle-Frederic-Bertuzzi trio continues to build chemistry and look like the Bruins' strongest line of late. Bertuzzi has racked up three assists in six games while Frederic has three points in his last four outings.

Jakub Lauko: He was a late draw into the lineup on Thursday and made his presence felt in the second period, picking up three scoring chances during the same shift. 

The 2018 third-round pick has only appeared in 12 games this season, but has earned five points, including a two-goal performance during his last game in the lineup on March 2.

ONE DOWN

Power play: The Bruins' worrying power play continued its downward trend against the Jets with an 0-for-3 night. David Pastrnak's one-timer in the third was the one chance that counted as anything semi-dangerous while up a man. Not only are the B's not scoring on the power play, but they're barely shooting the puck either. They appear to be waiting for a play to develop, rather than generating a chance by moving and executing quick passes. Nevertheless, they'll have to figure something out soon before the playoffs get going.

PLAY OF THE GAME

Zacha scored his 18th of the season with an unreal wrist shot in the first:

LOOKING AHEAD

The Minnesota Wild are up next for the Bruins with a Saturday matinee in St. Paul on the docket. The Wild are second in the Central Division with 86 points and are winners of seven of their last nine games.

Puck drop is set for 2 p.m.