Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Friday, December 27, 2024 · Nationwide Arena

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2–6

Final

SOG 26–33

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 6-2 on Friday, December 27, 2024 at Nationwide Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Bruins 33-26.

Sean Monahan scored twice and Dmitri Voronkov scored twice. Pavel Zacha, Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko and Charlie Coyle also scored.

Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Joonas Korpisalo stopped 27 of 33.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BOS	1	0	1	2	26
CBJ	1	4	1	6	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Sean Monahan (12)Zach Werenski (25), Kirill Marchenko (25)Zadorov 1:41 into shift0–111:29 CBJ · PPG
Pavel Zacha (9)David Pastrnak (24)1–115:13 BOS

2nd period

Adam Fantilli (7)Dmitri Voronkov (10), Ivan Provorov (11)1–207:00 CBJ
Sean Monahan (13)Zach Werenski (26), Dante Fabbro (5)1–308:13 CBJ
Dmitri Voronkov (11)Kent Johnson (11), Zach Werenski (27)Lindholm 1:34 into shift1–409:47 CBJ · PPG
Dmitri Voronkov (12)Kirill Marchenko (26), Zach Werenski (28)1–519:14 CBJ · PPG

3rd period

Kirill Marchenko (14)Mikael Pyyhtia (2), Jack Johnson (2)Kastelic 1:22 into shift1–603:04 CBJ
Charlie Coyle (10)Elias Lindholm (13), Brad Marchand (16)Kuraly 1:08 into shift2–604:08 BOS

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:41

0–1 · 1st 11:29 · Monahan. BOS stayed on through an icing. Zadorov was 1:41 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBOS on iceCBJ on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 CBJ

1st 11:29 · PP · Monahan

Stuck out there: Zadorov 1:41

Stuck out thereZadorov 1:41

1–1 BOS

1st 15:13 · Zacha

Johnson 0:42

NormalJohnson 0:42

1–2 CBJ

2nd 7:00 · Fantilli

Carlo 0:54

NormalCarlo 0:54

1–3 CBJ

2nd 8:13 · Monahan

Peeke 0:34

Fresh legsPeeke 0:34

1–4 CBJ

2nd 9:47 · PP · Voronkov

Stuck out there: Lindholm 1:34

Stuck out thereLindholm 1:34

1–5 CBJ

2nd 19:14 · PP · Voronkov

Zacha 0:48

NormalZacha 0:48

1–6 CBJ

3rd 3:04 · Marchenko

Long shift: Kastelic 1:22

Long shiftKastelic 1:22

2–6 BOS

3rd 4:08 · Coyle

Long shift: Kuraly 1:08

Long shiftKuraly 1:08

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

BOSCBJ

26Shots on goal33

56%Faceoff %44%

0/2Power play3/3

6Penalty minutes4

18Hits15

17Blocked shots17

10Giveaways21

6Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 10:13Morgan Geekie · hooking2 min
2nd 04:12Kirill Marchenko · slashing2 min
2nd 08:52Charlie McAvoy · slashing2 min
2nd 18:26Charlie McAvoy · hooking2 min
3rd 11:33Sean Kuraly · high sticking2 min

Season series

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins skaters

13Charlie CoyleC	1	0	1	+1	7	0	0	0	–	15:59
18Pavel ZachaC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	67	16:46
28Elias LindholmC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	58	18:01
63Brad MarchandL	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	–	16:31
88David PastrnakR	0	1	1	+1	6	1	0	0	–	18:11
11Trent FredericC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	43	13:11
19John BeecherC	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	25	12:40
39Morgan GeekieC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	2	50	15:11
45Cole KoepkeL	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	–	12:58
47Mark KastelicC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	67	13:16
55Justin BrazeauR	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	13:45
71Oliver WahlstromR	0	0	0	-2	1	2	2	0	–	14:20
6Mason LohreiD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	–	20:32
25Brandon CarloD	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	–	19:10
52Andrew PeekeD	0	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	–	16:45
73Charlie McAvoyD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	3	4	–	20:02
82Jordan OesterleD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	17:44
91Nikita ZadorovD	0	0	0	+1	1	2	3	0	–	21:59

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Jeremy SwaymanG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Joonas KorpisaloG	L	33	27	6	.818	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

8Zach WerenskiD	0	4	4	+1	6	0	2	0	–	21:19
10Dmitri VoronkovL	2	1	3	+2	5	0	0	0	100	18:32
86Kirill MarchenkoR	1	2	3	+2	3	1	1	2	–	20:32
23Sean MonahanC	2	0	2	+1	4	0	0	0	41	18:24
19Adam FantilliC	1	0	1	+1	3	2	0	0	33	14:45
82Mikael PyyhtiaL	0	1	1	+1	4	1	1	0	–	12:38
91Kent JohnsonC	0	1	1	-1	3	0	0	0	–	17:05
3Jack JohnsonD	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	–	11:09
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	–	21:43
15Dante FabbroD	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	–	20:45
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	38	14:05
7Sean KuralyC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	83	13:42
21James van RiemsdykL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	15:11
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	–	16:56
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	17:14
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	09:12
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	17:26
78Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	15:27

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40Daniil TarasovG		0	0	0	–	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	W	26	24	2	.923	59:55