Well, that was something.
The Boston Bruins were on the cusp of securing two points late in Saturday’s tilt with the Columbus Blue Jackets. They faced a pair of one-goal deficits after scoring first on Jake DeBrusk’s 15th of the season at 10:39 of the first. They found themselves within striking distance in the third after Craig Smith evened things up with his 10th of the year at 4:40 and Patrice Bergeron gave the Bruins a 4-3 lead at 14:58 — for his 16th of the campaign — on a second-effort marker during Boston’s second power-play attempt.
But as was the case during the lone loss of their six-game road trip Tuesday in Anaheim, the Bruins needed their penalty kill to persevere in the final seconds.