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Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Sunday, March 29, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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4–3

Final/SO

SOG 39–25

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Game summary

The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Bruins outshot the Blue Jackets 39-25.

Pavel Zacha scored twice. Boone Jenner, Mason Marchment, Charlie Coyle and Charlie McAvoy also scored.

Jeremy Swayman made 22 saves on 25 shots for the win; Jet Greaves stopped 36 of 39.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTSOTSOG
Boston BruinsBOS00301439
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ30000325

Three stars

  1. ★1st starViktor ArvidssonBOS · 0G 3A
  2. ★2nd starPavel ZachaBOS · 2G 1A
  3. ★3rd starMason MarchmentCBJ · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

3rd period

SO period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:36

3–3 · 3rd 19:49 · Zacha. Coyle was 1:36 into his shift when it went in.

GoalBOS on iceCBJ on ice

0–1 CBJ

1st 6:17 · Jenner

Long shift: Lindholm 1:12

0–2 CBJ

1st 7:45 · Marchment

Zadorov 0:46

0–3 CBJ

1st 19:32 · PP · Coyle

Long shift: Lindholm 1:01

1–3 BOS

3rd 6:29 · McAvoy

Provorov 0:17

2–3 BOS

3rd 8:43 · PP · Zacha

Coyle 0:54

3–3 BOS

3rd 19:49 · Zacha

Stuck out there: Coyle 1:36

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 (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

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

Team stats

BOSCBJ
39Shots on goal25
54%Faceoff %46%
2/4Power play1/2
16Penalty minutes20
21Hits23
14Blocked shots24
14Giveaways16
4Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 10:39Dante Fabbro · roughing2 min
  • 1st 10:39David Pastrnak · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
  • 1st 17:35Tanner Jeannot · fighting5 min
  • 1st 17:35Erik Gudbranson · fighting5 min
  • 1st 17:41Mark Kastelic · fighting5 min
  • 1st 17:41Mathieu Olivier · fighting5 min
  • 1st 18:45David Pastrnak · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 00:22Ivan Provorov · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 08:37Cole Sillinger · slashing2 min
  • 3rd 10:34Boone Jenner · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 13:29Charlie McAvoy · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 19:18Boone Jenner · tripping2 min

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