BOSTON — The Winnipeg Jets left the Bruins in the dust Thursday night, scoring six goals over the final 35 minutes en route to a 6-2 beatdown at TD Garden.
The victory was a long time coming for Winnipeg. After all, the Jets’ last win in Boston came … well, before they were even the Jets.
Entering Thursday’s regular-season opener, Winnipeg hadn’t beaten the Bruins on the road since March 31, 2007 — a time when the Jets still were known as the Atlanta Thrashers and the Garden hadn’t yet dropped the “Banknorth” from its name.