Bruins vs. Jets: How to watch NHL hockey for free Thursday

The Eastern conference-leading Boston Bruins will play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, March 16.

The game will be at 8:00 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN+ through NHL Power Play as well as NESN. Viewers looking to stream the game can do so with an ESPN+ subscription or for free with a FuboTV subscription. FuboTV offers a free trial and ESPN+ subscriptions start at $9.99 a month.

The Bruins are coming off a 6-3 loss against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday after giving up four third-period goals. The Jets are also coming off a loss Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3.

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Boston Bruins (50-10-5, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (38-27-3, fourth in the Central Division)

Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets play the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins.

Winnipeg is 21-11-2 in home games and 38-27-3 overall. The Jets have a 16-10-0 record in games they score at least one power-play goal.

Boston is 50-10-5 overall and 23-8-2 in road games. The Bruins are 16-4-5 in games their opponents commit more penalties.

Thursday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season. The Bruins won the last meeting 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Connor has scored 27 goals with 46 assists for the Jets. Blake Wheeler has eight assists over the past 10 games.

David Pastrnak has 46 goals and 41 assists for the Bruins. Pavel Zacha has four goals and four assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 3-5-2, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up four goals per game.

Bruins: 7-3-0, averaging 3.8 goals, 6.9 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Jets: Josh Morrissey: day to day (lower body), Pierre-Luc Dubois: day to day (lower body), Cole Perfetti: out (upper body).

Bruins: Nick Foligno: out (lower-body), Brandon Carlo: day to day (undisclosed), Hampus Lindholm: day to day (lower body), Taylor Hall: out (lower body).

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.