COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:
Mar. 30, 2023 Game No. 74 (23-43-7, 53 pts.)
at Boston Bruins (57-12-5, 119 pts.), TD Garden Road Game No. 38 (9-23-5, 23 pts.)
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THE LAST GAME: MAR. 29, 2023 – CBJ 2 at NYR 6
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Marchenko (20), Gaudreau (19)
NYR Goal Scorers: Chytil (22), Tarasenko (16), Kane (21), PP – Panarin (25), Zibanejad (38), EN – Trocheck (20)
Goalies: CBJ – Hutchinson (30/35; 59:03); NYR – Shesterkin (28/30; 60:00)
CBJ PP: 1/4; PK: 1/2 | Shots: CBJ: 30 / NYR: 36
3 Stars: 1. Shesterkin, NYR; 2. Panarin, NYR; 3. Zibanejad, NYR
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 2nd consecutive game… NYR scored the 1st 3 goals of the game, but CBJ followed up with 2 goals to make it 3-2 heading into the 2nd period… NYR scored 3 unanswered goals to win 6-2 (1 in 2nd and 2 in 3rd)… Gaudreau notched his team-leading 19th multi-point effort of the season with 1-1-2… Marchenko scored his 20th goal of the campaign, tying the club record for most goals in a single-season by a rookie (Dubois, 2017-28)… Roslovic tallied his 33rd assist of the season to extend his points streak to 4-straight games (2-4-6)… Jenner registered his 19th assist of the campaign to give him 6-2-8 in his past 9 outings.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); approximately 6 months (67 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (retro to Nov. 10); rest of regular season (60 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (58 games)
Laine (triceps strain); approximately two-four weeks (3 games)
Gudbranson (separated shoulder); approximately six weeks (2 games)
Olivier (lower leg bone bruise); approximately two-four weeks (2 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); week-to-week (1 game)
Merzlikins (lower body); day-to-day (1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 472
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 27 Added Sweezey to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 26 Added Gillies to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Lalonde to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 25 Added Christiansen and Fix-Wolansky to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 23 Loaned Sillinger to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 22 Assigned Tarasov to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 20 Signed McKown to three-year, entry level contract beginning in the 2022-23 season
Mar. 18 Assigned Pyyhtia from TPS (Liiga) to Cleveland (AHL)
Mar. 16 Signed Butler to a three-year entry level contract beginning in the 2023-24 season
Mar. 10 Added Tarasov to the roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 97.1 The Fan
AGAINST THE BRUINS
2022-23 Series: 0-2-0 (0-1-0 at BOS)
2021-22 Series: 0-1-2 (0-1-0 at BOS)
All-Time Series: 14-14-0-9 (6-7-0-4 at BOS)
Last 10 (Overall | Road): 3-4-3 | 4-4-2
All-Time GF/GA: 95/122
All-Time SF/SA: 1,059/1,220
All-Time PP: 23-of-127
All-Time PK: 92-of-115
THE LAST GAME VS. BOS: DEC. 17, 2022 – CBJ 2 at BOS 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: PP – Jenner (11), PP – Laine (9)
BOS Goal Scorers: PP – Pastrnak (20), PP – Krejci (9), Hall (13), Nosek (3)
Goalies: CBJ – Tarasov (35/39; 57:05); BOS – Swayman (31/33; 59:11)
CBJ PP: 2/5; PK: 1/3 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / BOS: 39
3 Stars: 1. Bergeron, BOS; 2. Pastrnak, BOS; 3. Swayman, BOS
Noteworthy: CBJ lost their 3rd consecutive game… CBJ tied the game at one 14:00 into the 2nd, but BOS scored 3-straight goals (1 in the 2nd and 2 in the 3rd) to win… CBJ scored 2 PPG for the 4th time this season… Jenner scored his team-leading 11th goal of the campaign… Laine recorded his 5th multi-point game of the season (1-1-2)… Gaudreau notched his team-leading 6th multi-assist/9th multi-point game of the campaign (0-2-2).
SEASON SERIES LEFT: Series is complete.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. BOS)
CBJ have posted points in nine of the last 14 meetings against BOS since 12/27/16 (6-5-3)… CBJ have registered points in 3 of the last 5 games at BOS (2-2-1) with 3 of the contests decided in OT (CBJ; 2-0-1)… Six of the last 13 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 13 of past 17 games of series… Most goals scored at BOS: 6 (2/22/16)… Most goals allowed at BOS: 7 – 2x (MR: 12/18/17).
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 his 2nd career hat trick on 12/4/15 vs. BOS… Jenner scored 1st career hat trick and recorded his 100th goal (2nd goal) on 3/12/19 vs. BOS… Laine notched 100th career assist on 1/9/20 at BOS… Werenski posted 1st career point (assist) in his NHL debut on 10/13/16 vs. BOS.
SCORING NOTABLES vs. BOS
• Gaudreau – 9-8-17 in 15 career GP, including points in 9 of the last 10 games against the club (5-6-11) and 6 of his 7 career away games (4-4-8) after assisting on both CBJ goals on Dec. 17
• Jenner – 8-2-10 in 20 career GP, including 4-1-5 in nine career away appearances at Boston
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Blue Jackets tonight in the 3rd and final game between these teams this season and the 2nd of 2 games at TD Garden.
- They are 57-12-5 overall this season and they are now 30-4-3 on home ice … The Bruins are 33-7-3 vs Eastern Conference opponents.
- This is the 12th 50-win season in Bruins history … It is their second straight 50-win campaign and the most since 4 straight from 1970-71—1973-74 … The total at the 64-game mark were the fastest 50 wins in NHL history and they have now tied the team’s all-time wins mark of 57 first set in 1970-71.
- The Bruins will conclude their 2-game home set vs. Columbus tonight … They will next play in Pittsburgh on 4/1 and in St. Louis on 4/2.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins had their 7-gamewin streak halted with a 2-1 loss vs. Nashville on 3/29 … That followed wins over Winnipeg, Minnesota, Buffalo, Ottawa, Montreal, Tampa Bay, and Carolina and they are 18-4-0 in their last 22 games, including a 10-game win streak from 2/14-3/4 which was tied for the 5th-longest win streak in team history.
- The Bruins are 11-3-0 in their last 14 home games.
- The Bruins are 11-2-0 in their last 13 road games and are 20-4-2 in their last 26 road games, also including a 9-0-1 road point streak from 12/11-1/24 and 7-game win streak from 2/1-28.
- Boston 2 vs. Tampa Bay 1 … Patrice Bergeron opened the scoring with a power play tally before the score was evened with a SHG against … Garnet Hathaway scored his 2nd GWG as a Bruin … Linus Ullmark earned his 3rd straight victory in goal … SOG: Bos 34, TB 27 … PP: 1/7 … PK: 0/5
- Boston 4 at Carolina 3/SO … David Pastrnak (the 50th and 51st goals of his season) and Jakub Zboril opened a 3-1 lead before going to OT … Charlie Coyle and Jake DeBrusk scored the shootout goals for the win … Jeremy Swayman took the win in net for his 2nd career 20-win season … SOG: Bos 38, Car 37 … PP: 1/2 … PK: 0/3
- Boston 1 vs Nashville 2 … David Pastrnak avoided a shutout with a score with 0:00.3 remaining in the game … Linus Ullmark dropped the decision in net … SOG: Bos 36, Nsh 23 … PP: 0/5 … PK: 0/5
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 120)
- Jakub Lauko: Upper body
- Derek Forbort: Lower body
- Taylor Hall: Lower body (LTIR)
- Nick Foligno: Lower body (IR)
BOSTON vs COLUMBUS, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Blue Jackets are meeting for the 38th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 23-9-5 record and 127-96 scoring edge in those games.
- They are 11-4-2 in their 17 home games of the series with a 56-41 scoring edge.
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 26 players on their roster (1 IR, 1 LTIR) … 13 were drafted by the team, 7 were acquired in trade and 6 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have an 11-2-1 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 10-0-2 in the 1st game of those sets and are 9-3-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are concluding their 15-game March schedule tonight (9 hm/6 rd, 10-4-0) … They will play 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October, 11- 2-0 in November, 9-1-4 in December, 10-3-1 in January and 9-1-0 in February.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Mar. 2: Tyler Bertuzzi acquired from Detroit for 2024 first round (top-ten protected) and 2025 fourth round draft picks.
Mar. 2: David Pastrnak signed to an eight-year contract extension.
Mar. 2: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL.
Mar. 11: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis and returned to Providence/AHL.
Mar. 13: Jakub Lauko recalled from Providence/AHL on an emergency basis.
Mar. 26: Oskar Steen recalled from Providence/AHL.
