The Columbus Blue Jackets were shut down by the efforts of the Boston Bruins, highlighted by James van Riemsdyk’s three point night by the final score of 4-1.
Period I
No scoring
Period II
Kevin Shattenkirk opened the scoring two minutes into the second for his fifth goal of the season. Matt Grzelyck and Charlie Coyle.
Kent Johnson got the lone Columbus goal for his sixth of the year with the assists to Ivan Provorov and Dmitry Voronkov.
James van Riemsdyk got the eventual game winning goal on the powerplay for his seventh of the season. Jake DeBrusk and Hampus Lindholm had the helpers.
Period III
Danton Heinen had a goal before the halfway mark of the third period for his fifth of the year and JvR had the lone assist.
Trent Frederic closed the game out with the final goal of the evening. His 10th of the season had the lone apple from van Riemsdyk.
Goalies
Linus Ullmark had 26 saves on 27 shots for a 0.963 save percentage.
Spencer Martin had 23 saves on 27 shots for a 0.852 save percentage.
Players to Watch
Pavel Zacha had a shot on goal and hit in 17:17TOI with a 37% on the faceoff dot.
Jack Roslovic had four shots on goal with a hit in 16:02TOI and won his only faceoff.
CBJ THREE STARS OF THE GAME
1. Kent Johnson - goal (6)
2. Ivan Provorov - assist (19)
3. Dmitry Voronkov - assist (13)
Who’s Next?
The Philadelphia Flyers on the road at the Wells Fargo Arena against the old bench boss and Cam Atkinson. If the Flyers win, they will win the season series.
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