The Winnipeg Jets and Boston Bruins met in Winnipeg for an intra-conference matchup. Heading into the contest, the belief was that this would be a competitive and spirited tilt between two Stanley Cup hopefuls.

The Boston Bruins received a spoonful of reality on Tuesday in Winnipeg and it did not go down smoothly. The B’s slot defense and penalty-killing, which had been much improved under coach Joe Sacco, backslid in a big way with an 8-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets,

The Winnipeg Jets (21-9-0) got back in the win column, doing so in dominant fashion with an 8-1 win over the Boston Bruins (15-12-3) on home ice. The Jets, having lost 4-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last time out,

The B’s got pasted by the Jets, losing 8-1 in a game that saw a (relatively) close 3-1 contest turned into a blowout by a five-goal Winnipeg third period. Joe Sacco let Jeremy Swayman go the distance in this one,