Bruins Top Jets 6-3 on Pastrnak's 2 Goals, 2 Assists

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — David Pastrnak scored twice and added two assists to power the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night at Canada Life Centre.

The win marked Boston's fourth consecutive victory and improved their record to 19-13-0, while Winnipeg fell to 14-15-1 and extended its losing streak to three games. The contest drew 13,158 spectators, the smallest crowd of the season for the Jets, who were playing the second game of a four-game homestand.

Pastrnak, returning for his second game after missing five due to injury, opened the scoring for Boston on a power play at 7:39 of the first period, tying Rick Middleton for fifth place on the Bruins' all-time goals list with his 403rd career tally. Casey Mittelstadt followed with another power-play goal just 40 seconds later, and Sean Kuraly added his third goal of the season at 11:08 to give Boston a 3-1 lead after 20 minutes. The three goals came in a span of 2:44.

Morgan Barron had put Winnipeg ahead 1-0 at 5:59 with the game's first goal. Alex Iafallo cut the deficit to 3-2 at 13:37, converting a pass from Dylan DeMelo with a strong individual effort.

In the second period, Gabe Vilardi brought the...