Boston BruinsBruins42-24-8
4Final/SOMar 29, 2026
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue Jackets38-24-12
3TVFanDuel SN OHNESNStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
BOS+136
CBJ−162
Puck line
BOS +1.5−192
CBJ −1.5+160
Total O/U
Over 6.5+110
Under 6.5−130
- Puck line: Bruins +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Mar 29, 2026 to move to 42-24-8.
The Bruins came back from 3 goals down, trailing 3-0 in the first period. The Bruins have won 3 straight. The Bruins scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| CBJ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Swayman · L: Greaves
Scoring plays
First Period
- CBJGoal · 6:17Boone Jenner Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Conor Garland (21)0-1
- CBJGoal · 7:45Mason Marchment Goal (18) Tip-In, assists: Ivan Provorov (21), Kirill Marchenko (35)0-2
- CBJGoal · 19:32Charlie Coyle Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Marchenko (36), Mason Marchment (20)0-3
Third Period
- BOSGoal · 6:29Charlie McAvoy Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Pavel Zacha (31), Viktor Arvidsson (24)1-3
- BOSGoal · 8:43Pavel Zacha Goal (27) Tip-In, assists: Charlie McAvoy (46), Viktor Arvidsson (25)2-3
- BOSGoal · 19:49Pavel Zacha Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Viktor Arvidsson (26)3-3
Team stats
BOSCBJ
- Shots
- 39
- 25
- Power Play Goals
- 2
- 1
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 54.2
- 45.8
- Hits
- 21
- 23
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 24
- Penalty Minutes
- 16
- 20
Top performers
Boston BruinsColumbus Blue Jackets
Goals
Pavel Zacha2
Mason Marchment1
Assists
Viktor Arvidsson3
Kirill Marchenko2
Points
Pavel Zacha3
Mason Marchment2
Player stats
Bruins · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Arvidsson LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tanner Jeannot LW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.3 | 5 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:03 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58.3 | 0 |
| Fraser Minten C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40.0 | 0 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| David Pastrnak RW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 23:30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Lukas Reichel LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:07 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 52.6 | 0 |
Bruins · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Henri Jokiharju D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Charlie McAvoy D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:09 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 19:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Bruins · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Swayman G | 3 | 25 | 22 | .880 | 63:14 | 0 |
Blue Jackets · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Conor Garland RW | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13:18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Danton Heinen LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Boone Jenner C | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 |
| Isac Lundestrom C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kirill Marchenko RW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mason Marchment LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Monahan C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 | 0 |
| Mathieu Olivier RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Cole Sillinger C | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Miles Wood LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Blue Jackets · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Fabbro D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Erik Gudbranson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ivan Provorov D | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Zach Werenski D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Egor Zamula D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Blue Jackets · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jet Greaves G | 3 | 39 | 36 | .923 | 65:00 | 0 |
Three stars
- Viktor Arvidsson (BOS)
- Pavel Zacha (BOS)
- Mason Marchment (CBJ)
Game info
VenueNationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
Attendance18,684
OfficialsLinesman: Travis Gawryletz · Referee: Francis Charron · Referee: Kyle Rehman · Linesman: Brandon Gawryletz
TVFanDuel SN OH · localNESN · local
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