Behind four goals from their Russian quartet and 31 saves from Spencer Martin, the Blue Jackets bashed the Boston Bruins 5-2 at Nationwide Arena on Monday to win their third game in four contests.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| BOS BRUINS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1st Period
Jakub Lauko nearly opened the scoring after a weird bounce led to him having the puck in front of the net at 5:00, but he hit the crossbar.
Thanks to a great feed from Zach Werenski, Johnny Gaudreau had the Blue Jackets' best chance to score when he went on a breakaway at 11:01 but was stopped by Jeremy Swayman.
Dmitri Voronkov opened the scoring at 15:52 after using his strength to win a puck battle in the right corner before driving to the net and scoring from the right doorstep.
Chinakhov (59) wins a puck battle in the left corner and slides the puck to Voronkov (10), who out-muscles Forbort (28) and scores on a drive to the net. #NHLBruins 0-1 #CBJ https://t.co/KJs7QKOePf
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 28, 2023
The Blue Jackets led 1-0 after the first period and carried a 13-11 advantage in shots on goal into the second frame.
2nd Period
Gaudreau had his second breakaway of the game at 4:13 but was denied by Swayman from the left doorstep.
Ivan Provorov doubled the Columbus lead at 5:38 with a left-circle wrist shot through a screen by Voronkov. After the goal, Linus Ullmark replaced Swayman in the Boston net.
Sillinger (4) wins a puck battle against Forbort (28) in the corner and finds Jiricek (55), who finds Provorov (9), who scores from the left circle through a fantastic screen by Voronkov (10). #NHLBruins 0-2 #CBJ https://t.co/ge51iOC3Ei
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 28, 2023
Yegor Chinakhov extended the Blue Jackets' lead at 10:01 when he took advantage of Matt Grzlecyk mishandling the puck at the point and used his speed to break free and score on a breakaway.
Grzelcyk (48) mishandles the puck at the point and Chinakhov (59) uses his speed to break free and score on the breakaway. #NHLBruins 0-3 #CBJ https://t.co/1e7PUpTOQm
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 28, 2023
The Blue Jackets took a 3-0 lead into the third period and a 32-20 advantage in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Kirill Marchenko made it 4-0 at 4:51 on a five-on-three power play when he found the back of a half-open net from the left doorstep thanks to a nice feed from Boone Jenner.
Jenner (38) takes the rebound from Laine's (29) shot and makes a nice pass to Marchenko (86) who scores on a half-open net. #NHLBruins 0-4 #CBJ https://t.co/JBJSBfd1Yr
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 28, 2023
Matthew Poitras got Boston on the board at 8:24, scoring from the left doorstep on the rush thanks to a sweet pass from Charlie McAvoy.
Matthew Poitras gets the Bruins on the board pic.twitter.com/LNWJBUMkVJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 28, 2023
Sean Kuraly nearly scored at 11:40 from the slot but McAvoy did his best goalie impression and blocked the shot.
Justin Danforth added an empty-net goal at 13:41, finding the net from the bottom of the right circle.
#CBJ Danforth (6) goal pic.twitter.com/TbNcOHpTVW
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) November 28, 2023
John Beecher scored for Boston at 17:38 with a net-front deflection to cut the lead to 5-2.
The Blue Jackets would hang on for a 5-2 victory and improve to 7-12-4.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: BOS 33-41 CBJ
- Face-off %: BOS 50-50 CBJ
- Power play: BOS 0/3-1/3 CBJ
- Giveaways: BOS 5-6 CBJ
- Takeaways: BOS 4-10 CBJ
- Blocked shots: BOS 20-11 CBJ
- Hits: BOS 12-17 CBJ
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): BOS 2.67-2.14 CBJ
- Shot Attempts (CF): BOS 58-51 CBJ
- Shots on Goal (SF): BOS 28-30 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): BOS 30-21 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): BOS 10-7 CBJ
Injury Update
Damon Severson will miss approximately six weeks with an oblique injury. Jack Roslovic has been on IR since Nov. 13 with a fractured ankle that will sideline him for four to six weeks.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets are back in action on Wednesday as they host the Montreal Canadiens at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club closes out its three-game homestand on Friday when they host the Ottawa Senators at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
