Marchand's 11th goal in 11 games leads Bruins over Jets
Brad Marchand is absolutely on fire.
Marchand went backhand shelf on a breakaway for the eventual game-winning goal as the Boston Bruins crushed the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 on Thursday.
With goals in 10 of his last 11, Brad Marchand is on fire. #BOSvsWPGhttps://t.co/MFXgoUCPCR
— NHL (@NHL) February 12, 2016
He extended his scoring streak to five games with the tally, and now has 11 goals in his last 11 games. He now has 26 goals on the season.
Marchand moves into a tie with Tarasenko for 5th in the NHL in goals.
— Nicholas W. Goss (@NickGossNESN) February 12, 2016
The Bruins are 7-3-1 during the 27-year-old's impressive stretch.
Marchand also set up Patrice Bergeron on a fantastic play for the opening goal of the game.
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Bergeron finished with the night with two goals, giving him a team-leading 47 points on the year.
Loui Eriksson, David Pastrnak, and Jimmy Hayes also scored in the win, while Tuukka Rask made 34 saves for the Bruins, who improved to 29-19-6 on the campaign.
Bryan Little and Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the Jets, who fall to 24-27-3 with the loss. They remain last place in the Central division.
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