Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 in a shootout on Sunday, March 29, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Boston Bruins |
8 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
39 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
13 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
Three stars
- V. Arvidsson, Boston Bruins (3 assists)
- P. Zacha, Boston Bruins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- M. Marchment, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
06:17 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner (11) |
Conor Garland (21) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, CBJ 1 |
| 1st |
07:45 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mason Marchment (18) |
Ivan Provorov (21), Kirill Marchenko (35) |
Even strength |
BOS 0, CBJ 2 |
| 1st |
19:32 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Charlie Coyle (18) |
Kirill Marchenko (36), Mason Marchment (20) |
Power play |
BOS 0, CBJ 3 |
| 3rd |
06:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy (11) |
Pavel Zacha (31), Viktor Arvidsson (24) |
Even strength |
BOS 1, CBJ 3 |
| 3rd |
08:43 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (27) |
Charlie McAvoy (46), Viktor Arvidsson (25) |
Power play |
BOS 2, CBJ 3 |
| 3rd |
19:49 |
Boston Bruins |
Pavel Zacha (28) |
Viktor Arvidsson (26) |
Power play |
BOS 3, CBJ 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Adam Fantilli |
Saved |
| 1 |
Boston Bruins |
Fraser Minten |
Goal |
| 2 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Kirill Marchenko |
Saved |
| 2 |
Boston Bruins |
Casey Mittelstadt |
Saved |
| 3 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Charlie Coyle |
Goal |
| 3 |
Boston Bruins |
Viktor Arvidsson |
Goal (winner) |
Team stats
Team stats, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Stat |
Boston Bruins |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Shots on goal |
39 |
25 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
16 |
20 |
| Hits |
21 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
24 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/59 (54.2%) |
27/59 (45.8%) |
Box score
Boston Bruins
Boston Bruins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:35 |
| Number 18 P. Zacha |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
52.6% |
18:07 |
| Number 28 E. Lindholm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
15:55 |
| Number 39 M. Geekie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:31 |
| Number 47 M. Kastelic |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
11:21 |
| Number 52 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:41 |
| Number 71 V. Arvidsson |
L |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 75 L. Reichel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 84 T. Jeannot |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:00 |
| Number 88 D. Pastrnak |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:30 |
| Number 92 M. Khusnutdinov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:03 |
| Number 93 F. Minten |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
19:09 |
| Number 20 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 26 A. Peeke |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 27 H. Lindholm |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:45 |
| Number 45 J. Aspirot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 73 C. McAvoy |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:09 |
| Number 91 N. Zadorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:22 |
Boston Bruins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Swayman |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
63:14 |
Win |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
50% |
18:59 |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 11 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 17 M. Marchment |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:59 |
| Number 19 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
44.4% |
21:43 |
| Number 21 I. Lundestrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.8% |
17:43 |
| Number 24 M. Olivier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:06 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:43 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:45 |
| Number 83 C. Garland |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:18 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 5 D. Mateychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:06 |
| Number 6 E. Zamula |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:36 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
30:11 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
24:50 |
| Number 15 D. Fabbro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:29 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 73 J. Greaves |
39 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:39 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Dante Fabbro |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:39 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
17:35 |
Boston Bruins |
Tanner Jeannot |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
17:35 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Erik Gudbranson |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
17:41 |
Boston Bruins |
Mark Kastelic |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
17:41 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Mathieu Olivier |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
18:45 |
Boston Bruins |
David Pastrnak |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:22 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Ivan Provorov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:37 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Cole Sillinger |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:34 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:29 |
Boston Bruins |
Charlie McAvoy |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:18 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Boone Jenner |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Boston Bruins head coach
- Marco Sturm
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Rick Bowness
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Travis Gawryletz
- Boston Bruins scratches
- Michael Eyssimont, Jordan Harris, Mason Lohrei, Alex Steeves
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Damon Severson, Jake Christiansen, Dmitri Voronkov, Kent Johnson
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Final
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2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
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|
Final
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3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
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Final
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3
 at New Jersey Devils
5
|
Final
|
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|
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1
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final/OT
|
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Sources and further reading
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