Game Preview: Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | 1.2.24

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Game 36: Boston Bruins (22-7-6) at Columbus Blue Jackets (12-18-8)
Date: Tuesday, January 2
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: NESN
Radio: 98.5 The Sports Hub

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Boston -1.5
Columbus +1.5
O/U 6.5

Boston Bruins Notes:
The Bruins are 5-2-3 in their last 10 games and beat New Jersey and Detroit over the weekend.

Columbus Blue Jackets Notes:
The injury-riddled Blue Jackets are still 4-3-3 in their last 10 games. Columbus has gone 8-10-3 at home and 12-18-8 overall. The Blue Jackets are 6-6-4 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.

Boston Bruins Lineup:
Zacha-Geekie-Pastrnak
Marchand-Coyle-DeBrusk
Van Riemsdyk-Frederic-Heinen
Lauko-Merkulov-Steen

Lohrei-McAvoy
Lindholm-Carlo
Wotherspoon-Shattenkirk

Ullmark
Swayman

Columbus Blue Jackets Lineup:
Gaudreau-Fantilli-Danforth
Chinakov-Voronkov-Marchenko
Johnson-Sillinger-Bemstrom
Texier-Gaunce-Roslovic

Provorov-Severson
Bean-Jiricek
Christiansen-Gudbranson

Merzlikins
Martin

Players To Watch:

Boston – Charlie McAvoy has three goals and 22 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has eight goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

Columbus – Adam Fantilli needed just 37 games to get to 10 goals, making him the fourth fastest CBJ player ever to the mark. He is also tied for second among NHL rookies in goals (11) and second alone in points (23). Yegor Chinakhov has seven goals in the last 10 games and has posted 9-6-15 in the last 16 games to tie for 10th in the NHL in goals since Nov. 27.

Injuries:

Boston – Milan Lucic (Leave of Absence), Derek Forbort (Lower Body)

Columbus – Adam Boqvist (Upper Body), Boone Jenner (Jaw), Patrick Laine (Upper Body), Zach Werenski (Lower Body), Sean Kuraly (Abdomen), Daniil Tarasov (Illness), Nick Blankenburg (Upper Body)

Next game
Boston – January 4 vs Pittsburgh
Columbus – January 4 at Philadelphia

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