COMMENTARY
The scoreboard didn’t necessarily reflect it, but the Boston Bruins — riding the high of a Game 7 victory over Toronto 48 hours prior — came out and dominated the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday night.
Bruce Cassidy’s squad was flying from the get-go en route to their 3-2 overtime victory.
Yet, the Bruins almost let Game 1 slip away. A two-goal-in-13-second span midway through the third period — via Brandon Dubinsky and Pierre-Luc Dubois — re-energized a Blue Jackets squad one week removed from their historic sweep of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
But Charlie Coyle saved the day.