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Ladies and gentlemen, hockey fans across the globe, welcome to the final stretch! We are staring down the barrel of a high-stakes clash on the ice this April 12th as the Boston Bruins roll into Nationwide Arena to face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As we approach the twilight of the 2025-2026 NHL regular season, every shift, every save, and every point carries the weight of playoff implications. The Bruins, a perennial powerhouse known for their grit and tactical discipline, are looking to solidify their positioning as they head toward the postseason. On the other side of the glass, the Blue Jackets are hungry to play the role of the spoiler, defending their home ice with the kind of intensity that only a late-season matchup in Columbus can produce.
While the oddsmakers have kept their cards close to the vest—with moneyline, spread, and total figures currently off the board—the narrative here is crystal clear. This is a classic battle of Eastern Conference pride. Will the Bruins’ veteran core impose their will, or will the Blue Jackets’ young, energetic roster catch them off guard in this late-season showdown?
The ice is prepped, the tension is palpable, and the stakes are as high as they get in the regular season. Grab your seats, because when the puck drops at 10:00 PM, we’re in for a masterclass in professional hockey. This is the game you don’t want to miss!
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The Boston Bruins enter this matchup with a superior 43-26 record compared to the Columbus Blue Jackets' 39-28 standing. Boston has demonstrated recent dominance in this head-to-head series, securing a 4-3 victory on March 29, 2026, and a 4-2 win on February 27, 2026. While Columbus has shown flashes of offensive capability in past meetings, such as their 6-2 win in December 2024, the Bruins have consistently maintained better defensive structure and overall consistency throughout the current season. Given Boston's higher win total and their ability to edge out the Blue Jackets in their most recent encounter, the Bruins hold the tactical advantage despite playing on the road.
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Current Season Games
BOS
| L@ CAR | 5 - 6 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 1 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 6 - 3 |
| W@ CBJ | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs MIN | 6 - 3 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs TOR | 2 - 4 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs WPG | 6 - 1 |
| L@ MTL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ NJ | 3 - 4 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 2 - 1 |
| L@ PIT | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs WAS | 3 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs PIT | 2 - 1 |
| L@ PHI | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 4 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 4 - 5 |
| L@ TB | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs PHI | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYR | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs VEG | 4 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 6 |
| W@ CHI | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs SEA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs PIT | 1 - 0 |
| Wvs NYR | 10 - 2 |
| Wvs CGY | 4 - 1 |
| L@ SEA | 4 - 7 |
| W@ VAN | 3 - 2 |
| W@ EDM | 6 - 2 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 2 |
| L@ BUF | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs MTL | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs OTT | 2 - 6 |
| Lvs VAN | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs EDM | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs UTA | 4 - 1 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 6 |
| W@ WPG | 6 - 3 |
| W@ STL | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs STL | 5 - 2 |
| L@ DET | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs DET | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 6 |
| W@ NYI | 3 - 1 |
| L@ SJ | 1 - 3 |
| W@ LA | 2 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs CAR | 1 - 3 |
| W@ MTL | 3 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 3 - 5 |
| Wvs TOR | 5 - 3 |
| W@ TOR | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs OTT | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs BUF | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs NYI | 5 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 7 |
| Wvs COL | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs ANA | 5 - 7 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| L@ UTA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ COL | 1 - 4 |
| L@ VEG | 5 - 6 |
| Lvs TB | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs BUF | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs CHI | 4 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs NYR | 4 - 1 |
| W@ WAS | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs PHI | 2 - 3 |
| W@ PHI | 4 - 3 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 5 |
CBJ
| L@ BUF | 0 - 5 |
| W@ DET | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs WPG | 1 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs CAR | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs BOS | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs SJ | 2 - 3 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 2 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 2 |
| L@ NYI | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs SEA | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs NYR | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 2 - 1 |
| L@ FLA | 1 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs LA | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs UTA | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs FLA | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs NAS | 3 - 2 |
| W@ NYR | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs NYI | 3 - 4 |
| L@ BOS | 2 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 4 - 0 |
| W@ NJ | 3 - 0 |
| W@ STL | 5 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs PHI | 5 - 3 |
| Wvs TB | 8 - 5 |
| Wvs DAL | 1 - 0 |
| Lvs OTT | 1 - 4 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 3 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ COL | 0 - 4 |
| L@ VEG | 3 - 5 |
| L@ SJ | 2 - 5 |
| Lvs PIT | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs BUF | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ OTT | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs NYI | 4 - 2 |
| W@ LA | 3 - 1 |
| L@ ANA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs MIN | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs ANA | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs VEG | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs OTT | 3 - 6 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| L@ WAS | 0 - 2 |
| L@ FLA | 6 - 7 |
| Wvs DET | 6 - 5 |
| W@ NJ | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs TOR | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 5 |
| L@ DET | 3 - 4 |
| W@ TOR | 3 - 2 |
| L@ WPG | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs MTL | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs NYR | 1 - 2 |
| Wvs EDM | 5 - 4 |
| W@ SEA | 2 - 1 |
| L@ EDM | 4 - 5 |
| L@ VAN | 3 - 4 |
| L@ CGY | 1 - 5 |
| L@ NYI | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 3 |
| W@ BUF | 4 - 3 |
| W@ PIT | 5 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 5 |
| W@ DAL | 5 - 1 |
| Wvs TB | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs COL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs NJ | 2 - 3 |
| W@ MIN | 7 - 4 |
| L@ NAS | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ PIT | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs PIT | 4 - 1 |
| L@ BUF | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs BUF | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 4 - 1 |
Previous Season Games
BOS
| Lvs NJ | 4 - 5 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 1 |
| Lvs CHI | 2 - 5 |
| W@ NJ | 7 - 2 |
| L@ BUF | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 1 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 3 - 4 |
| L@ DET | 1 - 2 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 6 |
| L@ LA | 2 - 7 |
| L@ SJ | 1 - 3 |
| L@ VEG | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs BUF | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs TB | 2 - 6 |
| L@ OTT | 3 - 6 |
| Wvs FLA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ TB | 4 - 0 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs NAS | 3 - 6 |
| L@ MIN | 0 - 1 |
| W@ PIT | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs NYI | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs TOR | 4 - 5 |
| Lvs ANA | 2 - 3 |
| Lvs VEG | 3 - 4 |
| L@ NYR | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs MIN | 3 - 0 |
| Wvs NYR | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 6 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 7 |
| Wvs COL | 3 - 1 |
| Wvs OTT | 2 - 0 |
| L@ NJ | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs SJ | 6 - 3 |
| L@ OTT | 5 - 6 |
| Wvs TB | 6 - 2 |
| W@ FLA | 4 - 3 |
| L@ TB | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs EDM | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs NYI | 4 - 5 |
| L@ TOR | 4 - 6 |
| L@ NYR | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs CBJ | 4 - 0 |
| L@ CBJ | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs BUF | 3 - 1 |
| L@ EDM | 2 - 3 |
| W@ CGY | 4 - 3 |
| W@ VAN | 5 - 1 |
| L@ SEA | 1 - 5 |
| L@ WPG | 1 - 8 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 4 - 2 |
| Wvs DET | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs MTL | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 2 |
| W@ NYI | 6 - 3 |
| Lvs VAN | 0 - 2 |
| W@ DET | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs UTA | 1 - 0 |
| Lvs CBJ | 1 - 5 |
| Lvs STL | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 2 - 7 |
| W@ STL | 3 - 2 |
| Lvs OTT | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 4 - 3 |
| L@ TOR | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs SEA | 2 - 0 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 0 |
| L@ CAR | 2 - 8 |
| Lvs PHI | 0 - 2 |
| Wvs TOR | 4 - 3 |
| Lvs DAL | 2 - 5 |
| L@ NAS | 0 - 4 |
| L@ UTA | 1 - 2 |
| W@ COL | 5 - 3 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs LA | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs MTL | 6 - 4 |
| L@ FLA | 4 - 6 |
| L@ WAS | 0 - 2 |
| L@ LA | 1 - 4 |
| Wvs PHI | 4 - 1 |
| L@ PHI | 2 - 3 |
| L@ NYR | 2 - 5 |
| Wvs WAS | 4 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 2 - 3 |
CBJ
| Wvs NYI | 6 - 1 |
| W@ PHI | 3 - 0 |
| W@ WAS | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs WAS | 7 - 0 |
| Wvs BUF | 3 - 2 |
| Wvs OTT | 5 - 2 |
| L@ OTT | 0 - 4 |
| L@ TOR | 0 - 5 |
| Lvs COL | 3 - 7 |
| Wvs NAS | 8 - 4 |
| L@ OTT | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs VAN | 7 - 6 |
| W@ NYI | 4 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 6 |
| Lvs FLA | 0 - 1 |
| Lvs NJ | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs NYR | 0 - 4 |
| Lvs VEG | 0 - 4 |
| L@ NJ | 3 - 5 |
| W@ NYR | 7 - 3 |
| L@ FLA | 0 - 3 |
| L@ TB | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs DET | 5 - 3 |
| W@ DET | 5 - 2 |
| Wvs DAL | 6 - 4 |
| Wvs CHI | 5 - 1 |
| Lvs NYR | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs UTA | 2 - 3 |
| L@ BUF | 2 - 3 |
| L@ DAL | 3 - 5 |
| W@ UTA | 3 - 2 |
| W@ VEG | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs LA | 3 - 2 |
| L@ CAR | 4 - 7 |
| W@ TOR | 5 - 1 |
| L@ NYI | 1 - 3 |
| L@ NYR | 0 - 1 |
| Wvs SJ | 4 - 1 |
| Wvs PHI | 3 - 2 |
| W@ STL | 2 - 1 |
| Wvs SEA | 6 - 2 |
| W@ PIT | 4 - 3 |
| Wvs STL | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs DET | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs CAR | 4 - 3 |
| L@ BOS | 0 - 4 |
| Wvs BOS | 6 - 2 |
| Wvs MTL | 5 - 4 |
| L@ PHI | 4 - 5 |
| Wvs NJ | 4 - 2 |
| L@ TB | 3 - 5 |
| L@ CAR | 1 - 4 |
| Lvs ANA | 3 - 4 |
| Lvs WAS | 1 - 2 |
| Lvs PHI | 3 - 5 |
| W@ WPG | 4 - 1 |
| L@ VAN | 2 - 5 |
| L@ EDM | 3 - 6 |
| L@ CGY | 0 - 3 |
| W@ CHI | 6 - 3 |
| Wvs CGY | 5 - 2 |
| Lvs MTL | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs CAR | 5 - 4 |
| Wvs TB | 7 - 6 |
| W@ BOS | 5 - 1 |
| L@ MTL | 1 - 5 |
| Wvs PIT | 6 - 2 |
| L@ SEA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ ANA | 2 - 4 |
| L@ LA | 2 - 5 |
| L@ SJ | 1 - 2 |
| L@ WAS | 2 - 7 |
| Lvs WPG | 2 - 6 |
| Wvs NYI | 2 - 0 |
| Wvs EDM | 6 - 1 |
| L@ NAS | 3 - 4 |
| Wvs TOR | 6 - 2 |
| Lvs MIN | 1 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 4 |
| Lvs FLA | 3 - 4 |
| W@ COL | 6 - 4 |
| L@ MIN | 2 - 3 |
| L@ PIT | 3 - 7 |
| Lvs PIT | 1 - 3 |
| W@ STL | 3 - 1 |
| Lvs WAS | 2 - 3 |
| Wvs BUF | 6 - 3 |
| W@ WAS | 8 - 4 |
| Wvs STL | 3 - 0 |
| L@ BUF | 1 - 6 |