The Winnipeg Jets will meet the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins tonight at MTS Centre. The Jets have won two in a row and are in 11th place in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference with an 11-11-4 record. The Bruins have won 14 of their last 15 including a 4-2 victory over Winnipeg back on November 26th in Boston.
The NHL Board of Governors approved a realignment plan on Monday that will result in four conferences instead of six divisions, and guarantee home-and-home series among all teams. The plan also puts more teams in the same time zone. The format will increase overall travel in the regular season, especially for Eastern Conference teams who will have more trips West. But it cuts down on travel for some Western teams, which was a critical issue for teams like Detroit, Dallas, Columbus and Nashville. The league needed to make changes to accommodate Atlanta's move to Winnipeg this past summer. The Jets would play in a conference with Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville and St. Louis. The realignment won't be implemented until commissioner Gary Bettman discusses the plan with the Players' Association.
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