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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 4–2 on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 40-30-12
at Boston Bruins 4 45-27-10

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 20 9 11 40
Boston Bruins 10 8 5 23

Three stars

  1. J. Korpisalo, Boston Bruins (goaltender)
  2. V. Arvidsson, Boston Bruins (2 goals)
  3. A. Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:32 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (20) Mason Marchment (14), Adam Fantilli (24) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 0
1st 15:51 Boston Bruins Viktor Arvidsson (15) Jonathan Aspirot (6) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 1
2nd 06:54 Boston Bruins Morgan Geekie (33) David Pastrnak (50), Elias Lindholm (27) Power play CBJ 1, BOS 2
3rd 11:15 Boston Bruins Sean Kuraly (5) Tanner Jeannot (15) Even strength CBJ 1, BOS 3
3rd 13:45 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (14) Mason Marchment (15), Zach Werenski (43) Even strength CBJ 2, BOS 3
3rd 19:27 Boston Bruins Viktor Arvidsson (16) Charlie McAvoy (36), Casey Mittelstadt (17) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 2, BOS 4

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Boston Bruins
Shots on goal 40 23
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 24 20
Blocked shots 11 20
Giveaways 18 15
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 21/51 (41.2%) 30/51 (58.8%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 46.2% 17:12
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 14:51
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12:06
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 10:07
17 M. Marchment L 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 18:32
19 A. Fantilli C 1 1 2 0 0 5 6 1 0 66.7% 19:09
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 50% 11:40
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 46.2% 16:33
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 13:42
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 12:57
86 K. Marchenko R 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 19:43
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 12:28
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:43
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 -1 0 7 1 2 0 28:34
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:43
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:56
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:20
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 22:31
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
90 E. Merzlikins 22 19 3 .864 58:32 Loss

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters
Player
11 C. Mittelstadt C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 15:40
18 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 41.7% 15:29
28 E. Lindholm C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 61.1% 19:35
39 M. Geekie C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 100% 17:50
47 M. Kastelic C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 11:45
52 S. Kuraly C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 12:42
71 V. Arvidsson L 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 14:29
81 M. Eyssimont C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 100% 10:03
84 T. Jeannot L 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 13:14
88 D. Pastrnak R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 22:20
92 M. Khusnutdinov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:50
93 F. Minten C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 60% 15:19
6 M. Lohrei D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 1 0 0 17:25
20 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16:18
27 H. Lindholm D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20:16
45 J. Aspirot D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 7 0 21:11
73 C. McAvoy D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:55
91 N. Zadorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 2 0 17:39
Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie
70 J. Korpisalo 38 36 2 .947 53:57 Win
80 M. DiPietro 2 2 0 1.000 06:03

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Hooking 2
1st 17:51 Boston Bruins Michael Eyssimont Holding 2
2nd 06:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Miles Wood Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 08:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Mason Marchment Slashing 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Boston Bruins head coach
Marco Sturm
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen
Shawn Oliver, Jonathan Deschamps
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Danton Heinen, Jake Christiansen, Egor Zamula
Boston Bruins scratches
Andrew Peeke, Jordan Harris, Alex Steeves

2025-2026 season series

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

Other NHL games on Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 8 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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