Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

NHL

Bruins

42-24-8, 92 PTS

4-3

Final/SO

Blue Jackets

38-24-12, 88 PTS

Nationwide Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

BOS shoots leftCBJ shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
BOS	8	13	12	6	3	42
CBJ	13	5	5	2	3	28

In net

Jeremy Swayman22/25 SV, .880

Jet Greaves36/39 SV, .923

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
BOS	0	0	3	0	1	4
CBJ	3	0	0	0	0	3

Who won: Bruins 4-3

The Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Nationwide Arena. The Bruins outscored the Blue Jackets 3-0 in the 3rd period. Pavel Zacha led the Bruins in goals (2). Mason Marchment led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BOSCBJ

14Blocked Shots24

21Hits23

4Takeaways5

39Shots25

2Power Play Goals1

4Power Play Opportunities2

50.0Power Play Percentage50.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

32Faceoffs Won27

54.2Faceoff Win Percent45.8

14Giveaways16

5Total Penalties7

16Penalty Minutes20

Player of the game

Pavel Zacha

BOS · 2 G, 1 A, 5 SOG

8.8

Deserved to win

83%

BOS · 4.77 xG

17%

CBJ · 2.38 xG

Bruins created better chances: they win this game 83% of the time

Play by play

End of the shootout
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Backhand
V. Arvidsson · 3 A
Viktor Arvidsson Goal Backhand
BOS 2 - 1 CBJ
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
C. Coyle · 1 G
Charlie Coyle Goal Wrist Shot
BOS 2 - 1 CBJ
SO 0:00
Backhand shot on goal
Casey Mittelstadt Backhand saved by Jet Greaves
C. Mittelstadt
SO 0:00
Wrist shot on goal
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
K. Marchenko · 2 A
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Snap shot
F. Minten
Fraser Minten Goal Snap Shot
BOS 2 - 1 CBJ
SO 0:00
Wrist shot on goal
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
A. Fantilli
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:59
Faceoff win vs P. Zacha
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
C. Coyle · 1 G
OT 4:57
Tip-in shot on goal
Pavel Zacha Tip-In saved by Jet Greaves
P. Zacha · 2 G, 1 A
OT 4:54
Faceoff win vs C. Coyle
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
P. Zacha · 2 G, 1 A
OT 4:53
Wrist shot on goal
David Pastrnak Wrist Shot saved by Jet Greaves
D. Pastrnak
OT 4:31
Shot blocked by A. Fantilli
Fraser Minten shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
F. Minten
OT 4:21
Snap shot on goal
Marat Khusnutdinov Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
M. Khusnutdinov
OT 4:03
Snap shot on goal
Hampus Lindholm Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
H. Lindholm
OT 4:03
Shot blocked by Z. Werenski
Marat Khusnutdinov shot blocked by Zach Werenski
M. Khusnutdinov
OT 3:35
Snap shot on goal
David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
D. Pastrnak
OT 3:18
Faceoff win vs A. Fantilli
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
P. Zacha · 2 G, 1 A
OT 3:16
Snap shot on goal
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
A. Fantilli
OT 2:54
Slap shot on goal
Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Jet Greaves
C. McAvoy · 1 G, 1 A
OT 2:17
Slap shot wide right
David Pastrnak Slap Shot Wide Right
D. Pastrnak
OT 2:07
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Nikita Zadorov
N. Zadorov
OT 2:03
Snap shot on goal
Denton Mateychuk Snap Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
D. Mateychuk
OT 1:39
Snap shot wide left
Cole Sillinger Snap Shot Wide Left
C. Sillinger