Columbus Beats Boston With Two Short-handed Goals To Hand The Bruins Their Third Straight Loss

Dmitri Voronkov(3), Mathieu Olivier(6 SHG), James van Riemsdyk(3), Justin Danforth(3 SHG), and Yegor Chinakhov(5) provided the offense, and Elvis Merzļikins was spectacular in the 5-1 CBJ win.

The story of this game was the Jackets penalty killers. Mathieu Olivier and Justin Danforth scored a short-handed goal each and limited the Bruins to just five shots on six power plays. Needless to say, the PK played really well. The Blue Jackets PK outscored the Bruins last night on their own.

Elvis Merzļikins was also on his game last night. He made some unreal saves to keep the game out of reach for Boston. When he is playing calm and collected, the team in front of him usually plays well - That's a good thing. Merzļikins is now 4-5 with a save % of .905. His .905% is above the league average of .901%.

This marks the Jackets' first regulation win in Boston since Feb 22, 2016.

The "Donkey of the Day" was Mathieu Olivier.

Final Stats

Players Stats

• Dmitri Voronkov scored his 3rd goal of the season.

• Mathieu Olivier scored his 6th goal. He also fought in this one.

• James van Riemsdyk scored his 3rd goal of the season.

• Justin Danforth scored his 3rd goal of the season.

• Yegor Chinakhov scored his 5th of the year.

• Sean Monahan had two assists and six shots.

• Cole Sillinger had an assist.

• Adam Fantilli had an assist.

• Zach Werenski had an assist.

• Dante Fabbro recorded an assist. He now has 3 points in 4 games as a Jacket.

• Elvis Merzļikins stopped 29 of 30 Bruins shots.

Team Stats

• The CBJ power play went 0/2

• The Jackets' PK stopped 5 of 6 Bruins power plays.

• The Blue Jackets won 50.8% of the faceoffs.

What's Next - The Blue Jackets are back home on Thursday to face the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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