The Bruins will open 2020 with a matchup against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. Follow along for updates from Thursday’s game.
WHO: Blue Jackets (18-14-8) at Bruins (24-7-10)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: TD Garden
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE: NHL.com
TICKETS: BSJ ticket partner SeatsForEveryone.com
LIVE COVERAGE:
9:28: Bruins lose in OT. Dubois with the game winner less than a minute in.
9:25: On to overtime.
8:56: Well, that wasn't great. Blue Jackets tie it up off a bounce, 1-1, with 17:54 left in the third.
8:52: Third period underway.
8:36: End Second: Bruins with a 1-0 lead over Columbus. SOG in favor of the Blue Jackets, 23-20.
8:33: Bruins back on the PK. Chara heads to the sin bin.
8:23: Bruins kill it off.
8:21: Blue Jackets with a power play of their own.
8:21: Pastrnak with his 30th of the year just 4 seconds into the power play. 1-0.
8:16: Bruins back on the power play. Kukan trips up DeBrusk.
8:10: Blue Jackets kill it off. Blue Jackets already with 12 blocks tonight.
8:04: Bruins to the power play. Foligno to the box.
8:01: Sean Kuraly has not had a strong game so far tonight. Blue Jackets get a quality look after poor neutral zone coverage from Boston.
7:57: Second period underway.
7:40: End First: Bruins and Blue Jackets are scoreless. SOG in favor of Columbus, 9-8.
7:35:
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7:13: Bruins win the review. No goal.
7:10: Blue Jackets score just 17 seconds in. Bruins challenge for goaltender interference.
7:08: We're underway.
Starters:
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LINEUPS
BOSTON
Brad Marchand -- Patrice Bergeron -- David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk -- David Krejci -- Charlie Coyle
Anders Bjork -- Sean Kuraly -- Danton Heinen
Joakim Nordstrom -- Par Lindholm -- Chris Wagner
Zdeno Chara -- Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug -- Brandon Carlo
John Moore -- Matt Grzelcyk
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: David Backes, Brett Ritchie, Steven Kampfer
Injured: Kevan Miller (knee), Connor Clifton (upper body)
COLUMBUS
Nick Foligno -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Nathan Gerbe
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Kevin Stenlund
Jakob Lilja -- Alexander Wennberg -- Eric Robinson
Justin Scott -- Riley Nash -- Ryan MacInnis
Zach Werenski -- Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Dean Kukan
Elvis Merzlikins
Matiss Kivlenieks
PREGAME NOTES:
- Tonight’s meeting — a rematch of the Eastern Conference Semifinals — will see the Blue Jackets and Bruins look to extend their respective point streaks to 12 and nine games.
- Despite Columbus’ ability to collect points at a steady rate, its roster has taken quite the hit as of late — with forward Alexandre Texier and goalie Joonas Korpisalo the latest to go down with injuries. Other injured players for the Blue Jackets include Cam Atkinson (ankle), Josh Anderson (shoulder) and many more.
- A banged-up Bruins roster is expected to get some relief on Thursday night, as both Torey Krug and David Krejci have been cleared to return to the lineup. Krug has missed three games with an upper-body injury, while Krejci missed Tuesday’s shootout loss to New Jersey due to a lower-body injury. Charlie McAvoy, who has also missed the last three games due to injury, will be a game-time decision. If he’s not cleared, Steven Kampfer will take his place on the blue line.
- Tuukka Rask will get the start in net for the Bruins, while Charlie Coyle has been slotted back up on the second line with Krejci. Sean Kuraly will center a third line with Anders Bjork and Danton Heinen.
- With tonight's game, Zdeno Chara will become just the 12th player in NHL history to play at least one game in four or more different decades. Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau will join him in that category with San Jose's game against Pittsburgh tonight.