Analyzing Thursday’s Winnipeg Jets at Boston Bruins odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Before the Western Conference leader Winnipeg faces the best team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday, the Bruins will give them a pitstop in Boston.

The Bruins will get a boost on their blue line on Thursday night, as defenseman Charlie McAvoy will rejoin the lineup when Boston hosts the Winnipeg Jets at TD Garden.

Charlie McAvoy practiced Wednesday as he continues to rehab from an undisclosed injury that landed him on injured reserve Jan. 14. The defenseman is hopeful to return Thursday against the Winnipeg Jets.

Ford’s edgy play might come in handy against a Boston team the Jets thumped, 8-1, when they last met in December. Not to mention a 7-2 loss the Bruins suffered to lowly Buffalo on Tuesday. “They’re going to be a little ornery,” Arniel acknowledged. “But there’s been a lot of water under the bridge since that game. For both teams.”

Thursday night in the NHL features the Winnipeg Jets visiting the Boston Bruins at TD Garden in a tantalizing matchup. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day!

Winnipeg Jets forward Parker Ford will make his NHL debut tonight against the Boston Bruins. The Jets signed the Wakefield, RI native to an entry-level contract on Mar. 25, 2023, after he completed four years at Providence College. During his NCAA career, Ford scored 41 goals and 94 points in 131 games.

The Boston Bruins host the Winnipeg Jets this evening at TD Garden, and the NHL odds list Winnipeg as a -132 favorite. Winnipeg is in tremendous form, winning eight of its past 11 games. Six of those eight wins have come by at least a two-goal margin, and my Jets vs. Bruins predictions expect this trend to continue in Boston.

Isaiah Stewart randomly threw a hard forearm into Thomas Bryant's chest that sent him crashing down to the court on Wednesday night. Nate Tice and Charles McDonald check in with their fifth mock draft of this cycle, and it's good to be Bryce Young, Dak Prescott and C.J. Stroud.

BOSTON - The Winnipeg Jets continue a three-game road trip tonight with stop number two against the Boston Bruins. After a victory in Montreal pushed them to 35-14-3 this season, the Jets will look to earn their second victory over Boston this season when the two teams square off at TD Garden on Thursday.

On top of welcoming his first child with his wife, Kiley, on Sunday, the Boston Bruins defenseman was named an alternate captain for Team USA for the upcoming NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.