nhl Game Recap
Recap - Bruins Defeat Columbus 4-2
The Bruins earned a 4-2 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday at TD Garden.
Bettors who backed the Bruins were rewarded as -425 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Boston got goals from Taylor Hall, David Pastrnak, Tomas Nosek, and David Krejci in the victory. Pastrnak opened the scoring at 7:17 of the first period.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 of 33 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got goals from Patrik Laine, and Boone Jenner in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 35-stop effort from Daniil Tarasov in the loss.
On the power play, Boston went 2-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 2-for-5 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 39-33.
Next game, Boston takes its act home to face Florida looking for another win. For Columbus, they head home to face Dallas.