BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins visit the Blue Jackets tonight in the 1st of 3 games between these teams this season and the Bruins’ lone visit to Columbus this season.
- They are 7-1-0 this season and are 1-1-0 on the road so far … They are 2-1-0 vs. Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing their 2nd of 14 sets of back-to-back games last night vs. Detroit (5-1 win) and tonight in Columbus … They are currently 1-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 0-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins open a 4-game road trip tonight in Columbus, continuing in Pittsburgh on 11/1, NY Rangers on 11/3 and Toronto on 11/5.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins have won their last 4 games with a 2-1 shootout win vs. Anaheim on 10/20, 4-3/OT victory vs. Minnesota on 10/22, 3-1 win vs. Dallas on 10/25 and 5-1 victory in Detroit last night … That followed a season-opening 3-0-0 start and their lone loss a 7-5 setback in Ottawa on 10/18.
- Boston 4 vs Minnesota 3/OT … The Bruins opened a 3-1 lead in the 2nd period but the Wild forced the extra session before Taylor Hall sealed his 1-2=3 night at 4:49 of OT … David Pastrnak (GA) and David Krejci (2A) added single goals by Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm and Craig Smith, Pavel Zacha and Matt Grzelcyk had assists … Linus Ullmark won his 4th start of the season … SOG: Bos 43, Min 27 … PP: 1/5 … PK: 1/5
- Boston 3 vs Dallas 1 … David Pastrnak had a PPG+A, Taylor Hall had the GWG and Patrice Bergeron added the ENG … Hampus Lindholm, Matt Grzelcyk and David Krejci added single assists … Linus Ullmark extended his season-opening win streak to 5 games … SOG: Bos 29, Dal 31 … PP: 1/4 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 5 vs Detroit 1 … Brad Marchand returned to the lineup for his 1st game of the season with 2-1=3 totals with multiple-point efforts also from David Pastrnak (GAA) and 2A each from Hampus Lindholm and Derek Forbort … Craig Smith and Charlie Coyle scored single goals each … Jeremy Swayman notched his 2nd win of his season … SOG: Bos 32, Det 29 … PP: 3/6 … PK: 0/5
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 5)
- Charlie McAvoy – off-season left shoulder arthroscopic stabilization procedure, IR
BOSTON vs COLUMBUS, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Blue Jackets are meeting for the 36th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 21-9-5 record and 119-94 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 11-5-3 lifetime in Columbus with a 67-55 scoring edge in those 19 contests.
NUMBERS
3: Straight deciding goals Taylor Hall from 10/20-25 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.
3: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent), Anton Stralman (free agent), Pavel Zacha (trade).
4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.
6: Straight home wins to open this season … That ties the 2nd-longest in club history with the 1976-77 and 1985-86 seasons (8-1983-84).
9: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.
10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril
14: Points by Boston (7-1-0) through their 1st 8 games, matching their best such start since they were 6-0-2 in 1937-38.
19: Consecutive wins by Boston over Arizona after their 6-3 win on 10/15/2022 … That are the most wins by one opponent in club history.
86: Anton Stralman has changed his number to 86.
379-25-20: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 248-2-6 over that span when they have led by 3 goals
543: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 23 players on their roster, including 1 on injured reserve … 11 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 1-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 2-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 0-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are concluding a 9-game October schedule tonight (6 hm/3 rd, 7-1-0) … They will play 13 games in November (7 hm/6 rd), 14 games in December (8 hm/6 rd), 14 in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd).
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Oct. 25: Jakub Lauko assigned to Providence/AHL.
Oct. 27: Mike Reilly assigned to Providence/AHL.
Oct. 27: Michael DePietro and rights to Jonathan Myrenberg acquired from Vancouver Canucks for Jack Studnicka.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Oct. 28, 2022 Game No. 9 (3-5-0, 6 pts.)
vs Boston Bruins (7-1-0, 14 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 6 (2-3-0, 4 pts.)
The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.
THE LAST GAME: OCT. 25, 2022 – CBJ 3 vs ARI 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: Gaudreau (5), Johnson (3), Peeke (2)
ARI Goal Scorers: PP – Gostisbehere (3), Kassian (1), Gostisbehere (4), PP – Guenther (2), McBain (10), EN – Crouse (2)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (8/12; 35:07), Merzlikins (5/6; 22:55); ARI – Ingram (30/33; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 0/5; PK: 4/6 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / ARI: 19
3 Stars: 1. Gostisbehere, ARI; 2. Keller, ARI; 3. Ingram, ARI
Noteworthy: CBJ trailed 5-0 before scoring 6:45 into the 3rd period to get on the board… CBJ scored 2 more goals in the 3rd, but ARI scored on an empty net making the final 6-3… Gaudreau scored a goal, giving him points in all 5 contests at home this season (5-2-7)… Johnson scored a goal for his 3rd-straight game while also extending his points streak to 4-straight contests (3-1-4)… Peeke scored a goal in his 2nd-straight game for the 1st time in his career.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Korpisalo (hip); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 10); (8 games)
Luoto (lower body); Placed on Injured/Non-Roster (Oct. 10); (8 games)
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months; (2 games)
Blankenburg (upper body); day-to-day; (1 game)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on IR (Oct. 26); 6 weeks
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 26
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Oct. 26 Placed Boqvist on IR and recalled Jiricek from Cleveland (AHL)
Oct. 25 Activated Laine off IR and placed Danforth on IR
Oct. 24 Recalled Bayreuther from Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 the Fan
AGAINST THE BRUINS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. BOS)
2021-22 Series: 0-1-2 (0-0-2 vs. BOS)
All-Time Series: 14-12-0-9 (8-6-0-5 vs. BOS)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 4-3-3 | 5-2-3
All-Time GF/GA: 93/114
All-Time SF/SA: 996/1,146
All-Time PP: 21-of-119
All-Time PK: 89-of-110
THE LAST GAME VS BOS: APR. 4, 2022 – CBJ 2 vs. BOS 3 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Bemstrom (5), Werenski (11)
BOS Goal Scorers: DeBrusk (20), Smith (16), OT – DeBrusk (21)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (34/37; 60:54); BOS – Ullmark (20/22; 60:44)
CBJ PP: 0/5; PK: 5/5 | Shots: CBJ: 22 / BOS: 37
3 Stars: 1. DeBrusk, BOS; 2. Voracek, CBJ; 3. McAvoy, BOS
Noteworthy: CBJ scored 1st, 4:31 in and then tied game at 2 with 16 seconds left in 2nd… CBJ went 0-1-2 in season series vs. BOS… Meyer (3:16 TOI) skated in NHL debut… Voracek recorded 11th multi-point and 9th multi-assist game (0-2-2).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Dec. 17 at BOS… Mar. 30 at BOS
CBJ/BOS CONNECTIONS
CBJ: Kekalainen recorded 4-3-7 in 27 games over 2 seasons (1989-91)… Nash had 3-3-6 in 11 games in 2017-18… Kuraly posted 24-44-68 in 270 games from 2016-21… Gaudreau played at Boston College from 2011-14, winning a national championship in 2011-12 and the Hobey Baker (best NCAA hockey player) in 2013-14… // BOS: Foligno served as team captain from 2015-21 and posted 142-192-334 in 599 games from 2012-21… Stralman posted 7-45-52 in 124 games from 2009-2011.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. BOS)
CBJ have posted points in nine of the last 12 meetings against BOS since 12/27/16 (6-3-3)… CBJ have registered points in 3-straight games of the series at NWA (1-0-2) and 6 of the last 7 since 12/27/16 (4-1-2)… Six of the last 11 games in the series have gone past regulation (OT-4; SO-2) with each team winning 3 of the contests… Winning team has scored 4+ goals in 11 of past 15 games of series… Most goals scored vs. BOS: 7 (3/12/19)… Most goals allowed vs. BOS: 8 (2/4/02).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. BOS)
Bayreuther made his NHL debut on 11/16/18 vs. BOS… Gaudreau notched his 100th career goal on 10/17/18 vs. BOS and recorded his 2nd career hat trick on 12/4/15 vs. BOS… Jenner scored 1st career hat trick and notched his 100th goal (2nd goal) on 3/12/19 vs. BOS… Laine notched 100th career assist on 1/9/20 at BOS… Nyquist skated in 100th career game on 10/15/14 vs. BOS and tallied 100th career assist on 1/24/17 at BOS… Voracek notched 700th career point (assist) on 1/21/21 at BOS… Werenski recorded 1st career point (assist) in his NHL debut on 10/13/16 vs. BOS.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. BOS
•Gaudreau – 9-6-15 in 13 career GP, including points in 8-straight games against the club (5-4-9) and 6 of his 7 career home games (5-4-9)
•Jenner – 7-2-9 in 18 career GP, including 4-1-5 in his last 5 home appearances vs. Boston
•Laine – 2-7-9 in 11 career GP, including points in 4 consecutive home contests (1-5-6)
•Voracek – 9-29-38 in 41 career GP, including 3 multi-point efforts in the last 5 meetings (2-4-6)
•Werenski – 3-5-8 in 13 career GP, including goals in his last 2 home games vs. the Bruins
BLUE JACKETS NOTES
HOME AT NATIONWIDE
The Blue Jackets have won three of their last five games after starting the season 0-3-0. During the five-game stretch the club has averaged 4.00 goals-per-game. Columbus started the week off with a 6-3 loss vs. Arizona on Tuesday and plays one more game at home vs. Boston on Friday before embarking on a week-long road trip first stopping in New Jersey on October 30th before flying to Finland to face the Avalanche as a part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. Friday concludes a stretch of five of six contests played at Nationwide Arena from Oct. 18-28. The club also plays 14 (13 at NWA) of its first 20 games of the season at home.
HOCKEY HALLOWEEN
The Columbus Blue Jackets are excited to host Hockey Halloween on Friday. Fans can expect a spooky good time with a variety of Halloween-themed festivities for fans of all ages. The first 3,000 children ages 13 and under will receive a trick-or-treating pillowcase upon entry. Trick-or-treating will take place around the main concourse from 6-7 p.m. Fans are invited to wear costumes to the game and will have an opportunity to participate in a costume contest with a chance to win a Game Night Suite including food and beverages. Entertainment will be provided pre-game by Los Borirengues Del Swing, which will play music celebrating Día de Muertos from 6-6:30 p.m. Face painters and airbrush artists will be located throughout the concourse to help get faces a little ghoulish for the game.
THE COMEBACK JACKETS
Columbus earned victories when trailing by multiple goals in back-to-back wins over Vancouver (2-0) on Oct. 18 and Nashville (2-0 and 3-1) on Oct. 20. It was the fifth time in franchise history that the team has earned consecutive multi-goal comeback wins (MR: Feb. 8-10, 2022). These victories have a familiar feeling to the club’s wins in 2021-22 when CBJ set a franchise record after coming back at some point in the game in 23 of their 37 wins. The club finished sixth in the NHL in comeback victories last season. The team also trailed only Florida (11) with nine come-from-behind victories when trailing heading into the third period.
ROOKIE REPORT
The club’s rookies, consisting of forwards Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson, along with defenseman Nick Blankenburg have had a strong start to the season, combining for 4-5-9 in eight games. The trio have helped CBJ rank second among NHL teams in both goals and points, trailing only the Ottawa Senators (7-4-11 in 6 GP). Johnson (3-2-5 in 7 GP) has recorded goals in three-straight games (3-0-3) and points in four consecutive outings (3-1-4) and is one game shy of tying the franchise record for longest-goal/points streak for a rookie. Matt Calvert owns the longest goal streak by a rookie, recording goals in four-straight from Feb. 18-28, 2011. Six different rookies have recorded five-game points streaks in CBJ history with Emil Bemstrom most recently accomplishing the feat from Nov. 7- 19, 2019.
GOING GLOBAL
The Blue Jackets and Colorado Avalanche face off in a pair of 2022-23 regular-season games at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series. Columbus will head to Helsinki, Finland following its contest at New Jersey on Oct. 30. The team has several Finns on the club. General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen is a native of Kuopio, Finland and the NHL’s first European-born general manager while left wing Patrik Laine (Tampere) and goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (Helsinki) also hail from the country. Columbus will practice in Helsinki, Finland on Tuesday, Nov. 1 and then in Tampere, Finland on Thursday, Nov. 3 prior to taking on Colorado in the two games.
HERE’S JOHNNY!
Six-time All-Star left wing Johnny Gaudreau leads the club in scoring with 5-3-8 in eight games while recording points in six of his eight contests. The winger, who had his five-game points streak snapped on Sunday, has recorded points in all five home games this season (4-2-6) after scoring the Blue Jackets first goal on Tuesday vs. Arizona. It’s the third-longest home points-streak to start a player’s tenure in franchise history. He played in his 302nd consecutive game on Tuesday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (990) and Brent Burns (685). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 215-402-617 in 610 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.
CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner notched his first goal of the season last Saturday vs. Pittsburgh and has recorded 1-3-4 in eight games this season. He ranks sixth in the NHL in faceoff wins (99-of-167 faceoffs; 59.3 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward is tied with David Savard for the fourth-most games played in club history. He also ranks third on the franchise’s all-tine list in goals and fifth in points with 145-143-288.
RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ
- Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
- Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
- Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
- David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)
Boone Jenner 597 2013-current (10 seasons)
A ROSY RUN
After going pointless in his first four games, Jack Roslovic collected assists in three-straight contests (1-4-5) from October 20-23. It was
one game short of tying his career long set from Jan. 1-Feb 7, 2021 (1-5-6). He collected multi-point efforts in each game of the back-to-back set over the weekend, recording a goal and an assist vs. Pittsburgh on Saturday and two assists at the Rangers on Sunday. The 25-year-old center set career highs for the fourth time in as many seasons in 2021-22, finishing with 22-23-45 and 10 multi-point efforts in 81 appearances.
WHAT TO WATCH
Defenseman Zach Werenski recorded an assist on Tuesday against the Coyotes to give him points in two-straight games (1-1-2; 2-2-4 in 8 GP). The All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22. He ranks ninth-T among NHL blueliners in points-per-game (min. 20 GP) dating back to Feb. 10, 2022 in recording 7-20-27 in 34 contests (.79).
UP IN CLEVELAND
Columbus’ AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, have kicked off the 2022-23 season going 3-3-0, with all three victories earned after regulation. Forwards Emil Bemstrom (4-5-9, ranked 2nd-T in AHL in scoring), Brendan Gaunce (3-4-7) and Kirill Marchenko (4-3-7, 2nd among AHL rookies in points) have each collected points in all five of six games in 2022-23. 2022 sixth overall pick David Jiricek, who was recalled by the club on Wednesday, led AHL rookie blueliners in assists and points (tied) at the time of recall with 0-4-4 in five games. The Monsters’ next game is on Friday at the Utica Comets.
2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
•CBJ have 15 different goal scorers which is the 2nd-most in the NHL (SEA; 16)
•CBJ are fourth-T in the NHL with 11 3rd period goals this season after recording 3 on Tue. vs. Arizona
•CBJ have recorded 8 multi-goal periods this season
•CBJ are tied for the NHL lead in goals and ranks 6th-T in points by defensemen with 7-11-18 in 8 contests after CBJ blueliners combined for 3-5-8 in the past 2 games (2-2-4 at NYR on Sun./1-3-4 vs. ARI on Tue.)
•CBJ have killed off 22-of-27 opponent power play opportunities in their 1st 8 games of the season (81.5 pct.) to rank 12th in the NHL in penalty kill pct.
•CBJ had a season-high 5 different goal scorers and 11 different skaters to record points in on Sun. at NYR
•CBJ was tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)
•CBJ’s opening-season roster included players from 7 different countries (Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, Sweden and the United States)
2022-23 PLAYER QUICK HITS
•Chinakhov notched his 1st goal of the season on Sun. at NYR and has 1-4-5 in his last 5 games and is 3 assists from tying his career high set last season
•Foudy registered his 1st career multi-assist and point effort with 2 assists in his season debut on 10/23 at NYR
•Gavrikov notched his 1st career OT winner and 4th career GWG on 10/18 vs. VAN
•Gudbranson has assists in 3 of the last 7 contests
•Peeke, who has 2-1-3 in his last 4 games, has recorded goals in 2-straight contests for the first time in his NHL career.
