After a disappointing road trip over a week ago, the Boston Bruins have surged back into a comfortable position in the division and league standings with the help of the TD Garden crowd.

BOSTON – The Boston Bruins’ last road trip was filled with pain and frustration. The four-game swing out west started out with three straight overtime/shootout losses as well as three injuries to major contributors – Brandon Carlo, Linus Ullmark and Matt Poitras – before salvaging an overtime win against the St. Louis Blues to wrap it up.

A week-and-a-half later? The Bruins are back to full health. They’re nearly finished with a five-game homestand and have won five straight games, most recently against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday by a score of 4-1. It was the first time in 35 games that the Jets allowed more than three goals.

In short, the Bruins are buzzing, and they’ve given true meaning to ‘home ice advantage.’

“I feel like you definitely have a different energy when you’re at home. It’s just a little bit more comfortable,” Carlo said after Monday’s morning skate. “I think with our home crowd behind us as well, it gives you an extra boost. And last game [a 9-4 win against Montreal], it was so fun. I mean, after every goal they were going nuts, so really enjoyed that. It definitely is an advantage here.”

Carlo added that he’s had other players tell him how difficult it is to play at TD Garden as the away team, and it was no different for a Winnipeg Jets team that had won 11 of its past 12 games entering Monday’s matchup, riding an incredible defensive streak.

Add in the fact that the Jets had shellacked the Bruins 5-1 in their first meeting of the season on Dec. 22, which came in the middle of Boston’s pre-Christmas slump, and this matchup meant more for Boston.

“They embarrassed us last time we were in Winnipeg,” Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said after the game. “We have a lot of proud guys that represent the Bruins for a long time in a real good way, and I think the opportunity to get back at them was something that motivated the group.”

The Bruins got out to a 2-1 lead through the first period with goals from Jakub Lauko and Charlie Coyle. Then the Bruins held Winnipeg to just four shots on goal in the second period, but couldn’t capitalize on their own opportunities – including two power plays – to create some distance.

Earlier in the season, Boston struggled to close out games; the Bruins led entering the third period in each of their first three losses. Recently, this team has started getting results in those situations. 

On Monday, Winnipeg put more shots on goal in the first four minutes of the third period (5) than it did during the entire second period (4), but Boston staved off their attempt to tie the game.

Instead, Jake DeBrusk scored a massive short-handed goal at 14:35 to make it 3-1, and Brad Marchand’s empty-netter sealed the deal at 19:05.

“I think that was a game plan of ours. We don’t like losing twice to a team. We don’t like losing twice in a row,” said Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman, who made 20 saves. “And the momentum that we had from last game into the start of this homestand is something that we wanted to continue, and as you saw, first and last whistle, excellent Bruins hockey. So really special stuff that we could build on, and looking forward to next game.”

The Bruins have one more game at home against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, followed by two road games leading into the All-Star Break. Afterwards, Boston will kick off February with seven straight home games.

With how the Bruins are playing at TD Garden, it couldn’t come at a better time.