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Columbus Blue Jackets (36 pts) vs. Boston Bruins (42 pts) Game Preview

jason newland
·2 min read

Columbus is in Boston to try to sweep the season series against the Bruins.

They've outscored the Bruins 11-3 in the two previous games, including a 6-2 blowout win last night at Nationwide Arena.

The Columbus special teams were perfect against the Bruins last night, going 3/3 on the power play and 2/2 on the PK.

Boston will come out flying and will try to shut Columbus down, so the Jackets will need to come out with the same intensity if they can.

Zach Werenski said during last night's postgame, “If we want to get to where we want to go, we have to win some games on the road.”

The Bruins are currently 3rd in the Atlantic, 6th in the East, and 12th in the league.

The Blue Jackets are currently 5th in the Metro, 10th in the East, and 21st in the league,.

Series History vs. The Bruins

  • Columbus is 17-16-10 in 42 all-time meetings and 7-8-5 in Boston.

  • The Blue Jackets have won both games this season by a combined score of 11-3.

Who To Watch For The Bruins

  • Brad Marchand has 15 goals and 31 points on the season. He also has 30 points in 31 games against the CBJ.

  • David Pastrnak has 24 assists and 36 points on the season.

  • Jeremy Swayman is 12-10 with a .887 SP.

CBJ Player Notes vs. The Bruins

  • Sean Monahan has 17 points in 20 career games against Boston, including two goals last night.

  • Zach Werenski has 14 points in 18 games, including four assists last night vs. the Bruins.

  • Damon Severson plays in his 750th career NHL game tonight.

Injuries

  • Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (36 Games)

  • Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (33 Games)

  • Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (15 Games)

  • Justin Danforth (lower body) is on Injured Reserve on Dec.10; (8 Games)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 141

How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.

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