Boston.com · Nov 19, 2024
Struggling Bruins fall to last-place Blue Jackets 5-1
Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Justin Danforth scores against Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman during the third period.BOSTON (AP) — Mathieu Olivier scored short-handed in a three-goal first period that ended with the Boston fans booing their own team off the ice, and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Bruins 5-1 on Monday night.
Justin Danforth also scored a short-handed goal, making it 4-1 midway through the third period. Yegor Chinakhov made it 5-1 with about six minutes left, bringing out more boos and sending most of the remaining fans to the exits.
James van Riemsdyk and Dmitri Voronkov also scored for Columbus, and Elvis Merz\u013cikins stopped 29 shots.