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Bruins vs Blue Jackets Final: 2-1 - Recap

The Bruins beat Columbus 2-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by Linus Ullmark's 25 saves.

Boston was favored by -450 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Boston got goals from Tyler Bertuzzi, and David Pastrnak in the victory. Bertuzzi opened the scoring at 10:07 of the second period.

Linus Ullmark turned in a 25-save effort for the Bruins.

Jack Roslovic scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Linus Ullmark.

Columbus got a 29-stop effort from Michael Hutchinson in the loss.

Boston scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 31-26.

Boston heads into a battle against the Penguins. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Florida.