Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets odds, tips and betting trends

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Feb. 25, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET

Jan 28, 2026; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Kirill Marchenko (86) celebrates his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers during the first period at Nationwide Arena.

A pair of Eastern Conference teams hit the ice when the seventh-place Boston Bruins (32-20-5) host the ninth-place Columbus Blue Jackets (29-20-7) at TD Garden on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.

Boston dropped a shootout on the road its last time out on Feb. 4 against the Florida Panthers 5-4, losing the shootout 2-1 to finish off the defeat.

Columbus won its last game 4-0 at home over the Chicago Blackhawks on Feb. 4.

Ahead of watching this matchup, here is what you need to know about Thursday’s action on the ice.

Watch Bruins vs. Blue Jackets on ESPN+!Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets odds and betting lines

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Favorite: Bruins (-111)Underdog: Blue Jackets (-109)Over/under: 6.5Bruins vs. Blue Jackets game info and start timeDate: Thursday, February 26, 2026Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: ESPN+Live stream: Watch on ESPN+Watch Bruins vs. Blue Jackets on ESPN+!Bruins stats and trendsBoston has been victorious in 11 of the 17 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.The Bruins have a record of 11-6 this season while playing with their moneyline odds shorter than -111.Boston has a 52.6% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.Boston and its opponent have gone over the current 6.5-goal total in 33 of 57 matches (57.9%) so far this season.In their last 10 games, the Bruins are 6-1-3 to earn 65.0% of the possible points.They have scored 40 goals during that stretch.On the defensive side, the Bruins have given up 3.4 goals per game (34 total) over those 10 matchups.Blue Jackets stats and trendsThe Blue Jackets have been listed as the underdog 35 times this season, and upset their opponent 13 times.Columbus has 35 games this season playing as the underdog by -109 or longer, and is 13-22 in those contests.The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 52.2%.So far this season, 46.4% of Columbus’ games (26/56) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5.Over the past 10 contests, the Blue Jackets have claimed 95.0% of the possible points with a 9-1-0 record.They have averaged 3.8 goals per game (38 total) during that span.Defensively, the Blue Jackets have given up 20 goals (2.0 per game) in those 10 outings.

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