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The Boston Bruins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 in a close game. Brad Marchand scored the winning goal in the third period, securing the victory for the Bruins. The Blue Jackets put up a strong fight, with Oliver Bjorkstrand and Boone Jenner scoring their goals. The Bruins' goalie, Linus Ullmark, made several impressive saves to help his team secure the win.
End of two and it's 1-1 in Columbus ... 19-19 in shots and 46-40 for the #CBJ over #FlyTogether in attempts.
1-1 game after 40 minutes in Columbus. Shots on goal are 19-19. Anaheim with a better second period there and we're deadlocked through two. #CBJ
1-1 after two periods between #CBJ and #FlyTogether
Elvis slashes McTavish after a collision at the net. Jackets to the PK.
Elvis called for slashing. #FlyTogether to the PP ... Mctavish drew that one with some good acting skills there. 1-1 late 2nd. #CBJ on the PK
#CBJ Merzlikins called for slashing at 16:15. #FlyTogether McTavish may have sold that a bit, though Elvis did take a swing.
Ducks goal by Strome with 4:11 left in the second period to tie the game at one. #CBJ
Ducks knot it up at one. Ryan Strome converts the rebound off Pavel Mintyukov’s shot on a 2-on-1. #FlyTogether
#FlyTogether pull even off an odd-man rush. #CBJ Elvis Merzlikins makes the initial save, but Strome follows bar-down. 1-1 w 4:00 to play first period.
Ducks get a 2-on-1, Elvis stops the first shot by Groulx but coughs up a rebound that Strome cleans up. It's 1-1 late 2nd. #CBJ
Anaheim ties the score 1-1 with 4:11 left in the second. Jackets got caught in a 2-on-1 and Merzlikins stops the original shot from Pavel Mintyukov, but Ryan Strome follows and scores. #CBJ
#CBJ with 56 percent of the possession and nearly three minutes more offensive zone possession time then the Ducks here just past the midway point of the game.
#FlyTogether McTavish gets a good look from the left circle with numbers in the Ducks' favor, but #CBJ Elvis Merzlikins with a nifty glove save to snuff it. Still 1-0 #CBJ mid-second.
Biiiiig glove save by Elvis Merzlikins as Mason McTavish comes in on an odd-man rush. McTavish let it go from the dot but Elvis snagged it to keep #CBJ up 1-0 just before the midway point.
McTavish to the box, Jackets to the PP!
#CBJ going back on the power play at 7:43 of the second. #FlyTogether McTavish off for holding.
Here comes the predictable parade of #CBJ penalties to even up the penalties from the 1st. #FlyTogether on the PP trailing 1-0 early 2nd
#CBJ Werenski heads off for 1:54 of the second for interference. #FlyTogether to the power play.
End of one here in Columbus and it's another good period of hockey for the Blue Jackets, who lead the Ducks 1-0 and hold the edge in both attempts (26-12) and shots (11-8). Also dominating draws 71% to 29% after 20 mins. #CBJ
#CBJ up 1-0 after 20 minutes on the Emil Bemstrom goal. Just generally good stuff out of the Jackets, who drew three penalties and had the puck a lot. SOG are 12-7 CBJ; shot attempts 26-11.
#CBJ strike first as Bemstrom scores his first goal of the season on the power play with 3:11 left in the first period. Assists to Provorov and Fantilli.
PP GOAL JACKETS! Bemstrom with an electric shot, 1-0 Jackets! #CBJ
Provorov and Fantilli with the assists on the Bemstrom PP goal late 1st. #CBJ
🚨 #CBJ goal: Emil Bemstrom Bemmer on the board for the first time this year, and it was a rocket. Clap bomb from the left circle past Dostal on the power play after the Jackets did everything but score before that. 1-0 Jackets with 3:10 left in the first.
#CBJ Emil Bemstrom with a one-timer from the left dot at 16:49 of the first. First point of the season for him.
Bemstrom hammers a one-timer with 3:11 left 1st to cap the #CBJ PP ... 1-0 Cbus over #FlyTogether.
#CBJ are 0-2 on the PP so far, but not from lack of effort. Good looks, solid passing. Ducks quick to break anything up.
Gaudreau now draws another hooking penalty on the Ducks ... back to the PP for the third time for the #CBJ ... 0/2 thus far. 0-0 4:39 left 1st.
And now a third #CBJ power play in the first period. Gaudreau draws this one at 15:21. #FlyTogether Vatrano for hooking.
Still 0-0 here and the Jackets have been scoreless on two power plays, but they haven't been bad. Jackets with a fair number of tip opportunities early but just haven't been able to hit the mark. They're playing in the hard areas. #CBJ
Mason MacTavish bangs home the rebound on a 2-on-1 with Ryan Strome after Strome landed the first shot that Linus Ullmark kicked out toward the front. Ducks lead 1-0 in the third period
McTavish on the rebound. 1-0 Ducks
1-0 Anaheim. Mason McTavish cleans up Ryan Strome’s rebound off an odd-man rush. #FlyTogether