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Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins

TD Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 on Monday, December 18, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 45-30-7
at Boston Bruins 7 50-20-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 2 2
Boston Bruins 1 2 4 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 7 7 4 18
Boston Bruins 16 12 17 45

Three stars

  1. D. Heinen, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. C. McAvoy, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. DeBrusk, Boston Bruins (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:48 Boston Bruins Brad Marchand (14) Patrice Bergeron (14), Zdeno Chara (7) Even strength CBJ 0, BOS 1
2nd 08:23 Boston Bruins David Backes (3) Jake DeBrusk (9), Danton Heinen (12) Power play CBJ 0, BOS 2
2nd 11:53 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy (5) Jake DeBrusk (10), Danton Heinen (13) Power play CBJ 0, BOS 3
3rd 08:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson (13) Alexander Wennberg (12), Jack Johnson (5) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 3
3rd 12:30 Boston Bruins Danton Heinen (8) David Backes (3), Charlie McAvoy (13) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 4
3rd 15:44 Boston Bruins Torey Krug (5) Anders Bjork (7), Ryan Spooner (5) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 5
3rd 17:26 Boston Bruins Patrice Bergeron (8) Brad Marchand (15), David Pastrnak (16) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 6
3rd 18:50 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk (7) Ryan Spooner (6) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 7
3rd 19:46 Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones (5) Markus Nutivaara (10), Josh Anderson (8) Power play CBJ 2, BOS 7

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 18 45
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 19
Hits 23 22
Blocked shots 19 14
Giveaways 9 5
Takeaways 8 15
Faceoffs won 40/73 (54.8%) 33/73 (45.2%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 A. Panarin L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 17:48
10 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 19:52
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10:49
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 0 15:46
18 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 -2 7 2 2 0 0 63.6% 14:29
22 S. Milano L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 10:08
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 12:06
37 M. Hannikainen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:13
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 1 0 50% 14:04
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 57.1% 10:07
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 75% 21:26
77 J. Anderson R 1 1 2 -1 2 3 3 2 0 20:29
3 S. Jones D 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1 2 1 20:56
4 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:16
7 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 21:22
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 2 0 20:48
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 19:31
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 1 1 -3 2 1 1 2 0 15:27
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 45 38 7 .844 60:00 Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
10 A. Bjork L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 10:51
20 R. Nash C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 20% 14:23
37 P. Bergeron C 1 1 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 62.5% 17:53
42 D. Backes R 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 66.7% 13:40
43 D. Heinen L 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:15
51 R. Spooner C 0 2 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 23.1% 15:54
52 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 47.6% 13:50
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 100% 13:57
59 T. Schaller L 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 12:07
63 B. Marchand L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 1 0 17:57
74 J. DeBrusk L 1 2 3 +2 2 4 0 0 0 50% 12:03
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 15:43
25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 +3 2 2 1 2 0 18:48
33 Z. Chara D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 1 0 22:15
47 T. Krug D 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 3 0 20:06
48 M. Grzelcyk D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 0 2 0 16:17
73 C. McAvoy D 1 1 2 +2 7 1 4 1 1 19:41
86 K. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 19:53
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
40 T. Rask 18 16 2 .889 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:29 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly High sticking 2
1st 02:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson Holding 2
1st 19:04 Boston Bruins Riley Nash Tripping 2
2nd 06:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Tripping 2
2nd 10:06 Columbus Blue Jackets David Savard Holding 2
2nd 17:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Slashing 2
2nd 17:01 Boston Bruins Zdeno Chara Slashing 2
2nd 18:44 Boston Bruins Matt Grzelcyk Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 00:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Pierre-Luc Dubois Roughing 2
3rd 00:53 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Illegal check to head 2
3rd 00:53 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Fighting (major) 5
3rd 00:53 Columbus Blue Jackets Pierre-Luc Dubois Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:33 Boston Bruins Jake DeBrusk Boarding 2
3rd 04:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Markus Nutivaara Interference 2
3rd 13:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Johnson Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 19:31 Boston Bruins Brandon Carlo Hooking 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Boston Bruins head coach
Bruce Cassidy
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Michel Cormier
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Cameron Gaunce, Tyler Motte
Boston Bruins scratches
David Krejci, Paul Postma, Frank Vatrano

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Boston Bruins 7 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 18

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 3 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5 Final Game page

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