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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins — Saturday, December 28, 2024 Game Analysis

Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Final.

Game Analysis

TD Garden

  • USNESN, FDSNOH

BOS

  • Justin Brazeau (8)1st 2:29 · BackhandAssists: Brandon Carlo (4), Mason Lohrei (15)
  • Morgan Geekie (8)2nd 6:29 · Wrist ShotAssists: none
  • David Pastrnak (13)2nd 8:18 · Snap ShotAssists: Morgan Geekie (8), Pavel Zacha (9)
  • Cole Koepke (6)3rd 6:06 · Wrist ShotAssists: none

CBJ

No goals

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Game Summary — Saturday, December 28, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Boston Bruins defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 4–0. The game was played at TD Garden.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Game Analysis — Saturday, December 28, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Boston Bruins paired the victory with a 28–18 advantage in shots on goal, accounting for 60.9% of the two teams’ combined shots. It recorded 1.6 times as many shots on target, a substantial volume advantage alongside the win. Shot totals alone do not show the quality of those chances or how the balance changed while either team was protecting a lead.

Columbus Blue Jackets converted 0 of 3 power plays (0.0%); Boston Bruins converted 0 of 2 power plays (0.0%). Neither team added a power-play goal, so neither gained a scoring edge from converting its man advantages.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Game Statistics — Saturday, December 28, 2024

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticColumbus Blue JacketsBoston Bruins
Shots on goal1828
Power-play goals00
Power-play opportunities32
Power-play conversion (%)0.00.0
Faceoffs won (%)48.951.1
Hits2230
Blocked shots416
Takeaways86
Giveaways1915
Penalty minutes1416

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Boston Bruins won 4–0 at TD Garden.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 of 28 for Columbus Blue Jackets.
  • Jeremy Swayman stopped 18 of 18 for Boston Bruins.

Justin Brazeau Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Brandon Carlo (4), Mason Lohrei (15) That made the score 0–1 in the 1st, and Boston Bruins stayed ahead.

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