Jackets Fall Flat As Bruins Win The Season Series
The game took a few minutes to gain some steam, with neither team able to get any good momentum going. The first period saw the Jackets take three penalties that gave the Bruins a pair of power plays, but the CBJ PK would stand tall and kill them off. The first period would end scoreless with the Jackets outshooting the B's 12-5
The second started almost immediately with a Bruins goal. Kevin Shattenkirk let a shot go from along the left wall above the circle and scored. CBJ goalie Spencer Martin didn't even react to the shot until it was by him. Kent Johnson scored his 6th of the season just over four minutes into the second to tie it at 1. Provorov and Voronkov assisted the goal. It was a blistering wrist shot from the top and in between the circles. Matt Grzelcyk went to the box for holding at 8:41 to give the CBJ a power play, which the Bruins would kill. With 8:48 left the Bruins would get their own PP when Damon Severson went off for tripping. The Bruins scored with 5 seconds left on that power play to make it 2-1. James Van Riemsdyk was credited with the goal.
A little over seven minutes into the third, Danton Heinen scored to make it 3-1. David Jiricek had a bad turnover deep in the CBJ D-Zone that caused the goal. With four minutes left, The Bruins would seal the game when Trent Frederic scored his 10th goal of the season. Bruins would win 4-1.
Final Stats
CBJ AppPlayer Notes
- Kent Johnson scored his 6th goal of the season. He now has 10 points in his last 12 games.
- Dmitri Voronkov recorded his 13th assist on the season. He's now the 5th NHL rookie to reach 20 points, joining his teammate Adam Fantilli.
- Ivan Provorov got assist #19 on the season in 39 games.
- Adam Fantilli played 17:25 and won 62.5% of his faceoffs. He also led the team with 5 shots.
- Spencer Martin made his first start in almost a month and made 23 saves.
Team Notes
- The Jackets are 5-5-2 in the last 12 games inside NWA.
- With 15 blocked shots, the CBJ now have 732 on the season.
- CBJ rookies now have 52 points in 39 games.
- Jackets defensemen now have 90 points in 39 games.
Next Up: The Blue Jackets travel to Philadephia to take on the Flyers on Thursday at 7 p.m.
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