Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 6–2 on Friday, December 27, 2024 at home.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Boston Bruins 2 33-39-10
at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 40-33-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 1 0 1 2
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 4 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Boston Bruins 5 10 11 26
Columbus Blue Jackets 12 14 7 33

Three stars

  1. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (4 assists)
  2. D. Voronkov, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. S. Monahan, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:29 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan (12) Zach Werenski (25), Kirill Marchenko (25) Power play BOS 0, CBJ 1
1st 15:13 Boston Bruins Pavel Zacha (9) David Pastrnak (24) Even strength BOS 1, CBJ 1
2nd 07:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (7) Dmitri Voronkov (10), Ivan Provorov (11) Even strength BOS 1, CBJ 2
2nd 08:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan (13) Zach Werenski (26), Dante Fabbro (5) Even strength BOS 1, CBJ 3
2nd 09:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (11) Kent Johnson (11), Zach Werenski (27) Power play BOS 1, CBJ 4
2nd 19:14 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (12) Kirill Marchenko (26), Zach Werenski (28) Power play BOS 1, CBJ 5
3rd 03:04 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (14) Mikael Pyyhtia (2), Jack Johnson (2) Even strength BOS 1, CBJ 6
3rd 04:08 Boston Bruins Charlie Coyle (10) Elias Lindholm (13), Brad Marchand (16) Even strength BOS 2, CBJ 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat Boston Bruins Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 26 33
Power play 0 of 2 3 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 18 15
Blocked shots 17 17
Giveaways 10 21
Takeaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 30/54 (55.6%) 24/54 (44.4%)

Box score

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 T. Frederic C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 13:11
Number 13 C. Coyle C 1 0 1 +1 0 7 0 0 0 15:59
Number 18 P. Zacha C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 16:46
Number 19 J. Beecher C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 25% 12:40
Number 28 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 57.9% 18:01
Number 39 M. Geekie C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 0 0 50% 15:11
Number 45 C. Koepke L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 12:58
Number 47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 13:16
Number 55 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:45
Number 63 B. Marchand L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 16:31
Number 71 O. Wahlstrom R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 14:20
Number 88 D. Pastrnak R 0 1 1 +1 0 6 1 0 0 18:11
Number 6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 20:32
Number 25 B. Carlo D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 19:10
Number 52 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 16:45
Number 73 C. McAvoy D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 2 3 0 20:02
Number 82 J. Oesterle D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:44
Number 91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 3 0 21:59
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 J. Korpisalo 33 27 6 .818 60:00 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 38.5% 14:05
Number 7 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 83.3% 13:42
Number 10 D. Voronkov L 2 1 3 +2 0 5 0 0 2 100% 18:32
Number 19 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 33.3% 14:45
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:11
Number 23 S. Monahan C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 40.9% 18:24
Number 24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 0 0 16:56
Number 27 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 17:14
Number 82 M. Pyyhtia L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 1 0 12:38
Number 86 K. Marchenko R 1 2 3 +2 2 3 1 1 0 20:32
Number 91 K. Johnson C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 17:05
Number 2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:12
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:09
Number 5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17:26
Number 8 Z. Werenski D 0 4 4 +1 0 6 0 2 0 21:19
Number 9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 4 0 21:43
Number 15 D. Fabbro D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:45
Number 78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 15:27
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 90 E. Merzlikins 26 24 2 .923 59:55 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:13 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie Hooking 2
2nd 04:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Slashing 2
2nd 08:52 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Slashing 2
2nd 18:26 Boston Bruins Charlie McAvoy Hooking 2
3rd 11:33 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly High sticking 2

Game information

Boston Bruins head coach
Joe Sacco
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Dean Evason
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, CJ Murray
Boston Bruins scratches
Parker Wotherspoon, Marc McLaughlin
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Kevin Labanc, Jordan Harris

2024-2025 season series

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Sources and further reading

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