RECAP: Bruins fall to Blue Jackets in 2OT

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports First Period

Boston brought hits early, with Seth Jones and Riley Nash placed ass-first on the ice on their first shifts. Both teams kept up this trend through the entire period, and beyond. Notably, where Columbus was emphatically finishing hits on Thursday night, Boston was much more eager to start Game 2.

Matt Grzelcyk took advantage of a clear lane to put Boston in front early on a power play, thanks to Josh Anderson’s interference penalty.

Without much more fanfare in the first, physicality took a front-row seat. To end the frame, a scuffle in a Boston corner led to a penalty.

Second Period

Brad Marchand was penalized after the end of the first, so Boston…