nhl Game Recap
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Recap - Bruins Win 5-2
Boston got a pair of goals from Erik Haula as the Bruins skated to a 5-2 victory over Columbus on Saturday at TD Garden.
Boston was favored by -354 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Boston got goals from Erik Haula(2), Charlie Coyle, Brad Marchand, and Jake DeBrusk in the victory. Haula opened the scoring at 15:09 of the first period.
Jeremy Swayman turned in a 22-save effort for the Bruins.
Gustav Nyquist, and Justin Danforth scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Jeremy Swayman.
Columbus got a 37-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
On the power play, Boston went 1-for-1, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 42-24.