The Columbus Blue Jackets meet the Boston Bruins for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 24 of the 2021-22 NHL season nears the end with this Eastern Conference showdown from the TD Garden in Boston. Boston defeated Columbus in the only meeting between these teams this season, winning 5-4 in a shootout on March 5, so let’s see what’s the best Blue Jackets vs. Bruins betting pick for Saturday evening.
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Blue Jackets vs Bruins Betting Pick
This game will be played at the TD Garden in Boston at 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, April 2, 2022.
Why Bet The Bruins:
✅ The Boston Bruins defeated the Blue Jackets in the only meeting between these teams this season. Boston is 6-2-2 in the last 10 meetings between these teams. That includes going 4-1-1 in the last six meetings.
✅ The Boston Bruins are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. The Bruins are 5-1-0 in their last six games. The Bruins were very good at home in March, going 5-1-1 and are 21-11-2 at home this season.
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✅ The Columbus Blue Jackets are winless in their last five games, going 0-3-2. The Blue Jackets are 14-17-2 on the road this season and 1-3-2 in their last six road games.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets (32-31-5; 40-28 ATS) lost to the New York Islanders on Thursday, 5-2. That dropped Columbus to 0-3-2 in their last five games and they are 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. The Blue Jackets are in sixth in the Metropolitan Division, 15 points behind Washington for fourth place.
Columbus fell behind by two goals before battling back to tie the score, but gave up three unanswered goals, falling to the Islanders. Emil Bemstrom and Justin Danforth scored for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 of 35 shots. Merzlikins is 22-17-5 with a 3.42 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage. Columbus has really struggled to hold teams down this season, allowing 3.72 goals per game, 30th overall.
Boston Bruins
The Boston Bruins (42-20-5; 26-41 ATS) crushed the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, 8-1. The Bruins have been on a roll, going 8-2-0 in their last 10, giving them 89 points, fourth in the Atlantic Division. They are one point behind Tampa Bay and two points behind Toronto. The Bruins are 21-11-2 at home this season, and are 5-1-1 in their last seven games at the TD Garden.
A six-goal second period proved to be the difference in the Bruins 8-1 victory. Brad Marchand scored two goals and Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak each had three points in the game. Pastrnak now has 10 points in his last five games and leads the club with 71 total points. Boston is averaging 3.13 goals per game, 14th overall, but they have scored 18 total goals in their last three games.