Hey Columbus..
Game 6
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Bruins Lead 3-2
Boston Bruins (7-5) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (6-3)
7:00 pm ET
National TV (US and Canada): NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS
Boston Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub FM
Columbus Radio: 97.1 FM
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
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*All from Official Boston Bruins Website
Need to Know: Round 2 | Bruins-Blue Jackets
Bruins Week Ahead: May 4-10
Opportunity Knocks for Bruins in Game 6
Bruins Win Wild Game 5 to Take Series Lead
Tuukka Rask
12 GP | 7-5 | .932 SV% | 2.19 GAA
Sergei Bobrovsky
9 GP | 6-3 | .928 SV% | 2.33 GAA
Shut the cannon up!
Kural-leaps for luck
Hold Me
GAME SIX OFFICIALS
Referees Steve Kozari (40), Kelly Sutherland (11)
Jon McIsaac (2)*
Linesmen Pierre Racicot (65), Trent Knorr (63)
Steve Miller (89)*
BRUINS NOTES
INJURIES – Playoff man-games lost: 30 - Noel Acciari – Upper body - Kevan Miller – Lower body - John Moore – Upper body
2019 ROUND TWO SERIES vs COLUMBUS - The Bruins and Blue Jackets play game 6 of their Round Two series tonight in Columbus with Boston leading the series, 3-2 … If necessary, they will play game 7 in Boston on 5/8 (time TBD). - The Bruins have reached the 2nd round of the post-season for the 2nd straight season & 7th time in their last 9 playoff appearances (lost in round 1 in 2012 & 2017; did not qualify in 2015 & 2016). - The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 10-16 all-time record in game 6s of best-of-7 series in which they lead 3-2 … They are 21-5 alltime in best-of-7 series when they have a 3-2 lead. - Gm1, 4/25: Cmb 2 at Bos 3/OT … Noel Acciari scored a SHG to give Boston a 1-0 lead before Columbus scored twice in a 13-second span to take a 2-1 3rd period lead … Charlie Coyle became the 2nd player in team history to score both a GTG in the last 5 minutes of regulation (15:25) & the GWG in OT (5:15) … SOG: Bos 37, Cmb 22 … PP: Bos 0/4, Cmb 0/4 - Gm2, 4/27: Cmb 3 at Bos 2/2OT … The Bruins twice held 1-goal leads on scores by Matt Grzelcyk (his 1st NHL playoff goal) & David Pastrnak, but Columbus’ Artemi Panarin twice evened the score before Matt Duchene scored at the 23:42 mark of OT to give the Blue Jackets the win … SOG: Bos 31, Cmb 41 … PP: Bos 1/4, Cmb 2/4 - Gm3, 4/30: Bos 1 at Cmb 2 … The Blue Jackets opened a 2-0 lead before Jake DeBrusk halved the deficit with Boston’s lone score of the game … SOG: Bos 37, Cmb 34 … PP: Bos 0/2, Cmb 1/3 - Gm4, 5/2: Bos 4 at Cmb 1 … The Bruins got goals from Patrice Bergeron (2PP), David Pastrnak & Sean Kuraly to even the series at 2-2 … Tuukka Rask faced his 2nd penalty shot of his post-season (3rd career), stopping Boone Jenner in the 1st period … SOG: Bos 46, Cmb 40 … PP: Bos 2/6, Cmb 0/4 - Gm5, 5/4: Cmb 3 at Bos 4 … The Bruins held 2-0 & 3-1 leads on goals by David Krejci, Brad Marchand & David Pastrnak, but the Blue Jackets struck twice in a 1:51 span of the 3rd to tie the score … Pastrnak tallied his 2nd of the game with 1:28 remaining in regulation for the win … SOG: Bos 36, Cmb 36 … PP: Bos 0/2, Cmb 0/2
BOSTON vs COLUMBUS, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins & Blue Jackets are playing the 1st series in their playoff histories … The Bruins currently lead 3-2 in games with a 14-11 scoring advantage. - Fun Facts: Boston’s double OT game in game 2 of this series was their 1st multiple-OT playoff game since 4/21/2017 (2OT at OTT in gm 5 of Rd1) … These teams combined for 4 goals in 3:25 of the 3rd period of gm 5 to turn a 2-0 Boston lead into a 3-3 tie before David Pastrnak snapped the deadlock with 1:28 remaining in regulation.
COLUMBUS NOTES
BLUE JACKETS NOTES GAME 5 SNAPSHOT The Blue Jackets scored three goals in the third period to tie the game at three before David Pastrnak notched the game-winner for Boston with 1:28 left in regulation. The Jackets have recorded a multi-goal period in seven of the nine playoff games (10 total). It was the second time in the postseason that the Jackets recorded three goals (3rd period in Game 4 vs. Tampa Bay on Apr. 16). It was also the first time the Jackets lost consecutive games this postseason.
COMING HOME The Jackets look to force a Game 7 in tonight’s must-win contest against the Bruins at Nationwide Arena. Columbus, who lost their first home contest of the postseason in Game 4 on Thursday, has won eight of its last 10 home contests and outscored opponents 39-22 since March 9 (Apr. 2 vs. BOS, 6-2 L; G4 vs. BOS, 4-1 L). The club has won 13 of the last 17 games overall since Mar. 24 (at Vancouver), outscoring opponents 64-36 (not including SO goals).
SPECIAL (TEAMS) DELIVERY The Jackets finished perfect on the penalty kill for the fifth time this postseason in Game 5 in Boston (2-for-2). Columbus is now 20-for24 on the penalty kill during the playoffs (83.3 pct.; 5th in the NHL). The club, which is 6-0 when scoring a power play goal this postseason, continues to lead the league in power-play percentage (29.6 pct.; 8-for-27).
ROUND 2 BATTLE The Blue Jackets face the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the franchise’s third-consecutive playoff appearance and fifth all-time. It’s the first time the Jackets have appeared in the second round in the postseason in franchise history. Columbus is facing Boston for the first time in the postseason, who are making their third-straight playoff appearance and 10th in the last 12 seasons.
NHL FIRSTS ON THE BACK END Two Blue Jackets defensemen notched NHL firsts in Game 5 on Saturday. Dean Kukan scored his first career NHL goal, joining Colorado’s Cale Makar as the second defenseman this postseason to score his first career goal in a Stanley Cup Playoffs game. It was marked his first career playoff point. Fellow blueliner Vladislav Gavrikov made his NHL debut, finishing with 14:17 of ice time. He had played for SKA in the Kontinental Hockey League during the regular season.
TOP JACKETS The Blue Jackets have been one of the best teams in the league over the past three seasons, ranking fourth in the league in wins since 2016-17 with 142 victories. They have or are facing all four of the other teams in the top five in the playoffs since that campaign, Tampa Bay (1st, 158), Washington (2nd, 153), Boston (3rd, 143) and Pittsburgh (5th-T, 141). Columbus is one of just seven teams to earn a playoff berth in each of the past three seasons.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT (Reg. Season/Postseason) Murray (upper body); placed on Injured Reserve on 2/22; week-to-week (24/9 games) McQuaid (upper body); day-to-day (5/9 games) Nutivaara (upper body); day-to-day (0/7 games) Nash (body); day-to-day (0/2 games) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 88/27
Bruins Win Wild Game 5 to Take Series Lead
Tuukka Rask
12 GP | 7-5 | .932 SV% | 2.19 GAA
Sergei Bobrovsky
9 GP | 6-3 | .928 SV% | 2.33 GAA
Shut the cannon up!
Kural-leaps for luck
Hold Me
GAME SIX OFFICIALS
Referees Steve Kozari (40), Kelly Sutherland (11)
Jon McIsaac (2)*
Linesmen Pierre Racicot (65), Trent Knorr (63)
Steve Miller (89)*
BRUINS NOTES
INJURIES – Playoff man-games lost: 30 - Noel Acciari – Upper body - Kevan Miller – Lower body - John Moore – Upper body
2019 ROUND TWO SERIES vs COLUMBUS - The Bruins and Blue Jackets play game 6 of their Round Two series tonight in Columbus with Boston leading the series, 3-2 … If necessary, they will play game 7 in Boston on 5/8 (time TBD). - The Bruins have reached the 2nd round of the post-season for the 2nd straight season & 7th time in their last 9 playoff appearances (lost in round 1 in 2012 & 2017; did not qualify in 2015 & 2016). - The Bruins enter tonight’s game with a 10-16 all-time record in game 6s of best-of-7 series in which they lead 3-2 … They are 21-5 alltime in best-of-7 series when they have a 3-2 lead. - Gm1, 4/25: Cmb 2 at Bos 3/OT … Noel Acciari scored a SHG to give Boston a 1-0 lead before Columbus scored twice in a 13-second span to take a 2-1 3rd period lead … Charlie Coyle became the 2nd player in team history to score both a GTG in the last 5 minutes of regulation (15:25) & the GWG in OT (5:15) … SOG: Bos 37, Cmb 22 … PP: Bos 0/4, Cmb 0/4 - Gm2, 4/27: Cmb 3 at Bos 2/2OT … The Bruins twice held 1-goal leads on scores by Matt Grzelcyk (his 1st NHL playoff goal) & David Pastrnak, but Columbus’ Artemi Panarin twice evened the score before Matt Duchene scored at the 23:42 mark of OT to give the Blue Jackets the win … SOG: Bos 31, Cmb 41 … PP: Bos 1/4, Cmb 2/4 - Gm3, 4/30: Bos 1 at Cmb 2 … The Blue Jackets opened a 2-0 lead before Jake DeBrusk halved the deficit with Boston’s lone score of the game … SOG: Bos 37, Cmb 34 … PP: Bos 0/2, Cmb 1/3 - Gm4, 5/2: Bos 4 at Cmb 1 … The Bruins got goals from Patrice Bergeron (2PP), David Pastrnak & Sean Kuraly to even the series at 2-2 … Tuukka Rask faced his 2nd penalty shot of his post-season (3rd career), stopping Boone Jenner in the 1st period … SOG: Bos 46, Cmb 40 … PP: Bos 2/6, Cmb 0/4 - Gm5, 5/4: Cmb 3 at Bos 4 … The Bruins held 2-0 & 3-1 leads on goals by David Krejci, Brad Marchand & David Pastrnak, but the Blue Jackets struck twice in a 1:51 span of the 3rd to tie the score … Pastrnak tallied his 2nd of the game with 1:28 remaining in regulation for the win … SOG: Bos 36, Cmb 36 … PP: Bos 0/2, Cmb 0/2
BOSTON vs COLUMBUS, LIFETIME SERIES - The Bruins & Blue Jackets are playing the 1st series in their playoff histories … The Bruins currently lead 3-2 in games with a 14-11 scoring advantage. - Fun Facts: Boston’s double OT game in game 2 of this series was their 1st multiple-OT playoff game since 4/21/2017 (2OT at OTT in gm 5 of Rd1) … These teams combined for 4 goals in 3:25 of the 3rd period of gm 5 to turn a 2-0 Boston lead into a 3-3 tie before David Pastrnak snapped the deadlock with 1:28 remaining in regulation.
COLUMBUS NOTES
BLUE JACKETS NOTES GAME 5 SNAPSHOT The Blue Jackets scored three goals in the third period to tie the game at three before David Pastrnak notched the game-winner for Boston with 1:28 left in regulation. The Jackets have recorded a multi-goal period in seven of the nine playoff games (10 total). It was the second time in the postseason that the Jackets recorded three goals (3rd period in Game 4 vs. Tampa Bay on Apr. 16). It was also the first time the Jackets lost consecutive games this postseason.
COMING HOME The Jackets look to force a Game 7 in tonight’s must-win contest against the Bruins at Nationwide Arena. Columbus, who lost their first home contest of the postseason in Game 4 on Thursday, has won eight of its last 10 home contests and outscored opponents 39-22 since March 9 (Apr. 2 vs. BOS, 6-2 L; G4 vs. BOS, 4-1 L). The club has won 13 of the last 17 games overall since Mar. 24 (at Vancouver), outscoring opponents 64-36 (not including SO goals).
SPECIAL (TEAMS) DELIVERY The Jackets finished perfect on the penalty kill for the fifth time this postseason in Game 5 in Boston (2-for-2). Columbus is now 20-for24 on the penalty kill during the playoffs (83.3 pct.; 5th in the NHL). The club, which is 6-0 when scoring a power play goal this postseason, continues to lead the league in power-play percentage (29.6 pct.; 8-for-27).
ROUND 2 BATTLE The Blue Jackets face the Boston Bruins in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in the franchise’s third-consecutive playoff appearance and fifth all-time. It’s the first time the Jackets have appeared in the second round in the postseason in franchise history. Columbus is facing Boston for the first time in the postseason, who are making their third-straight playoff appearance and 10th in the last 12 seasons.
NHL FIRSTS ON THE BACK END Two Blue Jackets defensemen notched NHL firsts in Game 5 on Saturday. Dean Kukan scored his first career NHL goal, joining Colorado’s Cale Makar as the second defenseman this postseason to score his first career goal in a Stanley Cup Playoffs game. It was marked his first career playoff point. Fellow blueliner Vladislav Gavrikov made his NHL debut, finishing with 14:17 of ice time. He had played for SKA in the Kontinental Hockey League during the regular season.
TOP JACKETS The Blue Jackets have been one of the best teams in the league over the past three seasons, ranking fourth in the league in wins since 2016-17 with 142 victories. They have or are facing all four of the other teams in the top five in the playoffs since that campaign, Tampa Bay (1st, 158), Washington (2nd, 153), Boston (3rd, 143) and Pittsburgh (5th-T, 141). Columbus is one of just seven teams to earn a playoff berth in each of the past three seasons.
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT (Reg. Season/Postseason) Murray (upper body); placed on Injured Reserve on 2/22; week-to-week (24/9 games) McQuaid (upper body); day-to-day (5/9 games) Nutivaara (upper body); day-to-day (0/7 games) Nash (body); day-to-day (0/2 games) TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 88/27