Game Thread: Boston Bruins (22-7-6) at Columbus Blue Jackets (12-18-8) – 02 Jan 2024 – 7:00PM EST

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# Boston [](/r/bostonbruins) Bruins (22-7-6) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (12-18-8)

#Nationwide Arena

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|NESN, BSOH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020574) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020574/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020574/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020574/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Adam Fantilli|Justin Danforth|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Pavel Zacha|Morgan Geekie|David Pastrnak|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Brad Marchand|Charlie Coyle|Jake DeBrusk|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Emil Bemstrom|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Danton Heinen|Georgii Merkulov|Trent Frederic|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Alexandre Texier|Brendan Gaunce|Jack Roslovic|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jakub Lauko|John Beecher|Oskar Steen|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Damon Severson|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Mason Lohrei|Charlie McAvoy|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|David Jiricek|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Hampus Lindholm|Brandon Carlo|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Christiansen|Erik Gudbranson|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Parker Wotherspoon|Kevin Shattenkirk|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Linus Ullmark|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Spencer Martin|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Jeremy Swayman|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/boston-bruins/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|27 Dec 2023|Ankle|IR|Werenski (ankle) will miss the next 4-6 weeks, according to Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.|25 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Sean Kuraly|23 Dec 2023|Abdomen|IR|Kuraly (abdomen) was put on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 23.|15 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|21 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Blankenburg was placed on injured reserve Saturday, retroactive to Dec. 19.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|14 Dec 2023|Collarbone|IR|Laine (fractured clavicle) was placed on injured reserve Monday.|27 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|08 Dec 2023|Jaw|IR|Jenner is expected to miss six weeks after suffering a fractured jaw Friday against the St. Louis Blues. He was placed on injured reserve Saturday.|19 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Boqvist|06 Dec 2023|Shoulder|IR|Strain|04 Jan 2024|
|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Derek Forbort|07 Dec 2023|Undisclosed|IR-LT|The Bruins put Forbort (undisclosed) on long-term injured reserve Thursday, per Conor Ryan of Boston.com.|unknown|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Milan Lucic|22 Oct 2023|Ankle|IR-LT|Not Specified|06 Feb 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/boston-bruins/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|38|12|18|8|32|0.421|3.13|3.66|15.38|80.95|29.29|34.37|47.37|
|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|35|22|7|6|50|0.714|3.20|2.60|27.36|85.82|30.66|32.11|49.39|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko, Boone Jenner|13|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|David Pastrnak|22|
|A|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|David Pastrnak|28|
|P|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski|25|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|David Pastrnak|50|
|+/-|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko|5|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Brandon Carlo|14|
|PIM|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|49|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy|39|
|TOI|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:04|[BOS](/r/bostonbruins)|Charlie McAvoy|24:09|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=6 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##In-Game Updates

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