FINAL: Blue Jackets 5 , Bruins 2 - Bruins get embarrassed in an ugly loss

The Bruins fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Monday night and have now lost three straight games. Boston lacked toughness, committed too many penalties and had too many turnovers.  It was the third straight game where Boston fell behind on the scoreboard early on. 

Columbus took a 1-0 lead in the first period when Dmitri Voronkov scored at the 14:52 mark. 

The second period was when it started to get out of hand for the B's. Ivan Provorov scored at the 5:38 mark to make it 2-0 Blue Jackets. Yegar Chinakhov scored at the 16:42 mark which made it 3-0 Columbus. Boston was outshot 19-9 in the second period. Jim Montgomery made a goalie change during the second period inserting Linus Ullmark to try and send a message to the team.

The Blue Jackets kept their foot on the gas in the third when Kirill Marchenko scored on the power play at the 4:51 mark to make it 4-0. It was not until the 8:24 mark when Boston got on the board thanks to Matthew Poitras. The Blue Jackets added an empty netter at the 13:41 mark from Justin Danforth to make it 5-1. The B's got another goal from Johnny Beecher at the 17:40 mark to make it 5-2, but it was too late. 

Jeremy Swayman finished his night with 17 saves and Limus Ullmark finished with 18 saves. 

The Bruins will be back in action on Thursday night at TD Garden as they will host the San Jose Sharks with face off set for 7p.m. 

BIG TAKEAWAYS: 

• Weren't tough enough and were out hit 17-12.
• Were undisciplined and took way too many penalties.
• Bad turnovers and trying to be too cute cost Boston chances and goals. 

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WHO: Bruins (14-3-3) at Blue Jackets (6-12-4)
WHEN: 7p.m. 
WHERE: Nationwide Arena, Columbus. 
TV: NESN
RADIO: 98.5-FM The Sports Hub
LIVE BOX SCORE
ROSTERS

PREDICTED LINES

BOSTON
 Marchand –  Zacha –  Pastrnak
Van Riemsdyk –  Coyle –  Frederic
 DeBrusk –  Poitras –  Heinen
 Lauko –  Beecher –  Geekie

 Grzelcyk –  McAvoy

 Lindholm –  Carlo

 Forbort –  Shattenkirk

 Swayman
 Ullmark

BLUE JACKETS

Will be posted when available. 

PREGAME NOTES

The Bruins wrap up their two-game road trip tonight in Columbus to face the Blue Jackets with face off at 7p.m. Boston enters tonight on a two-game losing streak, the first time the B's have lost consecutive games this season. 

Jim Montgomery told reporters this morning that Kevin Shattenkirk will be inserted for Ian Mitchell on the third pairing on defense. Jeremy Swayman will get the start in net for the Bruins tonight. Charlie McAvoy is one assist away from recording career number 200.  

Boston is facing a Columbus team that is coming off a 3-2 loss in Carolina on Sunday, and has gone 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. Boone Jenner leads Columbus in goals (11) and Zach Werenski leads in points (15). Jenner is second on the team in points with 14. The Blue Jackets rank second in the league in blocked shots (428), blocked shots per-60 minutes (19.22) and have blocked 219 shots over the past 11 games, including 27 on Sunday at Carolina. Columbus has the second best penalty kill in the NHL behind the Los Angeles Kings.