Kent Johnson scored his fifth goal in his last 12 games but the Boston Bruins beat the Blue Jackets 4-1 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Tuesday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS BRUINS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1st Period
While both teams failed to score in the first period, Spencer Martin outplayed Linus Ullmark in terms of the degree of difficulty of the saves he made.
The Blue Jackets outshot Boston 12-5 in the first period.
2nd Period
Kevin Shattenkirk opened the scoring at 2:12 with a slapshot from the top of the right circle.
#NHLBruins Shattenkirk goal pic.twitter.com/7ajCPd6Ys0
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 3, 2024
Johnson tied the game with his sixth goal of the season at 4:06 when he ripped a wrist shot from the slot past Ullmark.
#CBJ Johnson (6) goal pic.twitter.com/UvIxr7P8sP
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 3, 2024
James van Riemsdyk gave Boston a 2-1 lead on the power play at 13:07 when he deflected Hampus Lindholm's point shot past Martin.
#NHLBruins van Riemsdyk goal pic.twitter.com/HueGxyLrh1
— Coby Maeir (@CobyMaeir) January 3, 2024
Boston took a 2-1 lead into the third period and led 18-15 in shots on goal.
3rd Period
Danton Heinen doubled Boston's lead at 7:29 after David Jiricek's pass hit a skate and found van Riemsdyk, who put a shot on net for Heinen to finish.
Danton Heinen puts Boston up by 2 with a rebound tally in tight!#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/PxSUXzeA8C
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Trent Frederic extended Boston's lead at 15:53 on the rush with a shot from the right circle thanks to a feed from van Riemsdyk.
Trent Frederic finishes off van Riemsdyk's return feed for his 10th goal of the season!#NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/NFuSTKJwhE
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) January 3, 2024
With the 4-1 loss, the Blue Jackets fell to 12-19-8.
Stats
- Shots on Goal: BOS 27-26 CBJ
- Face-off %: BOS 40.4-59.6 CBJ
- Power play: BOS 1/3-0/1 CBJ
- Giveaways: BOS 2-5 CBJ
- Takeaways: BOS 5-5 CBJ
- Blocked shots: BOS 15-15 CBJ
- Hits: BOS 10-10 CBJ
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5-on-5 stats (via naturalstattrick.com):
- Expected Goals (xG): BOS 1.36-1.66 CBJ
- Shot Attempts (CF): BOS 38-48 CBJ
- Shots on Goal (SF): BOS 20-22 CBJ
- Scoring Chances (SCF): BOS 22-16 CBJ
- High-Danger Chances (HDCF): BOS 5-6 CBJ
Injury Update
- Zach Werenski was placed on IR with an ankle injury he suffered on Dec. 27 and is out 4-6 weeks.
- Sean Kuraly was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 23 and is expected to miss at least two more weeks with an abdominal injury.
- Nick Blankenburg was placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 19 with an upper-body injury. He's listed as day-to-day.
- Patrik Laine is expected to miss six weeks with a clavicle fracture suffered on Dec. 15 and is on IR retroactive to Dec. 14.
- Boone Jenner is on IR and is expected to miss six weeks with a broken jaw he suffered on Dec. 8.
- Adam Boqvist is expected to miss four weeks with a shoulder strain and is on IR retroactive to Dec. 5.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets head to Philadelphia to face the Flyers on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
The club returns home to take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on Bally Sports Ohio.
