COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) \u2014 The Boston Bruins erased a three-goal deficit in the third period and then won in a shootout to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n
Viktor Arvidsson scored the decisive goal in the shootout and had three assists in the third period as Boston completed the comeback. Pavel Zacha scored two power-play goals, including the tying goal with 11 seconds remaining, and added an assist. Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist, and Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves.<\/p>\n
The rally marked the ninth time in franchise history the Bruins have posted a three-goal, third-period comeback, and the first since March 13, 2018, when they defeated Carolina 6-4.<\/p>\n
Fraser Minten also scored in the shootout for Boston, which has won three straight and five of six. The win kept the Bruins in the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with 92 points.<\/p>\n
Columbus built a 3-0 lead during a three-goal first period. Boone Jenner scored in his 800th NHL game, Mason Marchment had a goal and an assist, and Charlie Coyle scored on the power play. Kirill Marchenko added two assists. Jet Greaves stopped 35 shots as the Blue Jackets fell to 2-3-1 in their last six, though Columbus earned a point. With 88 points, the Blue Jackets are two ahead of Ottawa and Detroit for the Eastern Conference\u2019s second wild-card spot.<\/p>\n
Boston began chipping away in the third period with two goals 2:14 apart. McAvoy scored on a long wrist shot from near the blue line at 6:29, and Zacha followed with a power-play goal. After Jenner was called for tripping with 42 seconds remaining, the Bruins pulled Swayman for an extra skater and tied it with 11 seconds left when Zacha chipped the puck over Greaves\u2019 shoulder and blocker. It was the Bruins\u2019 fourth-latest game-tying goal over the last 30 years.<\/p>\n
Columbus forward Mathieu Olivier suffered an upper-body injury during the second period and did not return.<\/p>\n
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