The Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) faced the Boston Bruins in a game where CBJ's Spencer Martin made crucial saves, including a close call by Jakub Lauko hitting the crossbar. David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand missed a 2-on-0 opportunity, and Matthew Poitras scored for the Bruins, cutting CBJ's lead to 4-1. John Beecher later scored, reducing CBJ's lead to 5-2. CBJ's lead held, securing a 5-2 victory.
Boston goal by Beecher with 2:20 left in the 3rd period to cut #CBJ's lead to 5-2.
Bruins cut the #CBJ lead to 5-2 with 2:20 left as rookie John Beecher deflects a shot past Martin from in front.
#CBJ nearly caught #NHLBruins Ullmark out of the cage to play the puck. Barely got back in before Kuraly could pot a puck passed from behind the net.
Matt Poitras snaps a 9-game goalless spell by hammering home a pass at the post after he initially carried it into the offensive zone with speed. Bruins close it to a 4-1 score.
Bruins goal by Poitras with 11:36 left in the third period. #CBJ lead 4-1.
#NHLBruins score off the rush at 8:24 of the third. Poitras with the finish off some tic-tac-toe passing. It's now 4-1 #CBJ
4-1 ... #NHLBruins get one back with 11:36 left in the third. Rookie Matthew Poitras beats Martin. #CBJ
Bruins get on the board with 11:36 left to cut the #CBJ lead to 4-1. Matthew Poitras, the rookie, is on the end of a tic-tac-toe transition move and scores from the post. Not much Martin could do.
Matthew Poitras gets the Bruins on the board.
#CBJ Get a huge break there. David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand on a 2-on-0 and they flub it. Then Pastrnak sticks around to yap at Spencer Martin and Sheriff Gudbranson steps in.
A shot block sends the Bruins down the ice on a 2-on-0, but Martin plays it well and Pastrnak's shot goes wide. After Gudbranson clatters into the net, Martin whacks Pastrnak, and the two jaw until Gudbranson comes over. That was fun. #CBJ
Weird bounce out of the corner sends the puck right in front of #CBJ Spencer Martin's cage, a clean look for #NHLBruins Lauko, but his shot goes off the crossbar.
#CBJ dodges a bullet early, as a dump-in by the Bruins takes a weird hop off the glass and sits right in front of Spencer Martin, but Jakub Lauko hits the underside of the crossbar and it stays out.