The Boston Bruins will travel to Columbus, Ohio to face the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday evening and will air on Bally Sports Ohio.

Boston was the best team during the regular season last season and has been one of the best teams again this year as they enter this game with a record of 22-7-6 and 50 points which puts them in 1^st place in the Atlantic Division and gives them the 2^nd best record in the NHL only behind the New York Rangers. The Bruins are on a three-game winning streak and have won by an average margin of 2.67 goals per game in their last three matchups this season. 

The success for the Bruins can be attributed to their defense and goalie play as they are allowing the 5^th fewest goals per game this season with an average of 2.59 goals per game while also having the 3^rd best penalty-kill percentage with a penalty-kill percentage of 85.94%. Linus Ullmark is having another phenomenal season this year with a record of 11-5-2 with a .914 save percentage and is allowing an average of 2.82 goals per game.

 

The Bruins also have one of the best power-play units in the league with a power-play success rate of 27.88%. The Boston Bruins will look to extend their winning streak to four games when they travel to face the Columbus Blue Jackets.  

The Columbus Blue Jackets have been one of the worst teams in the NHL this season as they enter this game with a record of 12-18-8 and 32 points which puts them in 8^th place in the Metropolitan Division and gives them the 2^nd worst record in the Eastern Conference. Columbus has also lost four of their last five games and is coming off a 2-3 overtime loss on the road against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. 

The Blue Jackets are allowing the 3^rd most goals per game this season with an average of 3.68 goals per game and have been a below-average team offensively as they are averaging 3.13 goals per game which ranks 19^th in the NHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets will look to bounce back following their overtime loss against the Sabres when they host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

BookMaker has the Boston Bruins listed as -235 moneyline favorites on the road against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday evening. Boston is 7-2-1 in the last ten and has won two of the last three meetings. The Bruins have won by an average margin of .7 goals per game over the last ten while both teams are averaging 2.33 goals per game over the last three games in the series.

Boston is the better team this season and is on a three-game winning streak in which they have won by an average margin of 2.67 goals per game while Columbus has the 2^nd worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Bruins have also been the better team in the series, going 7-2-1 in the last ten and winning two of the previous three matchups.

 

However, the Bruins have only won by an average margin of .7 goals per game over the last ten while both teams are averaging 2.33 goals per game over the last three contests. Take the puck line for the Columbus Blue Jackets at +1.5 when they host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday evening.