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POST GAME NOTES

OVERTIME: • The Bruins went to overtime tonight for the 17th time this season and they are now 5-7 in the five-minute session and 3-2 in shootouts. • The Blue Jackets went to overtime tonight for the 19th time this season and they are now 8-1 in the five-minute session and 6-4 in shootouts. • This is the second game of this season’s series to go to OT, as Columbus won the first game of this season’s series by a 4-3 shootout decision in Columbus ... The Bruins now have a 6-4-0 lifetime record vs. Columbus in overtime, including a 3-1 mark in shootouts.

MILESTONES REACHED: • Ryan Donato played his first NHL game tonight after signing his entry level contract yesterday following the conclusion of his college career at Harvard University ... He became the eighth Bruin this season to score his first career regular season and later added his first two NHL assists. • The last Bruin to have a multiple-point game in his first NHL game was Jarno Kultanen with three assists on Oct. 5, 2000.

WHO’S HOT: • Tuukka Rask extended his point streak to seven games at 6-0-1 with tonight’s 5-4 overtime loss. • Ryan Donato scored his first NHL goal tonight and added his first two NHL assists. • Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 7-10=17 totals in eight of his last nine games with 13-21=34 totals in his last 23 contests. • Danton Heinen had two assists tonight, giving him 1-2=3 totals in two of his last four games. • Riley Nash had a goal tonight, giving him 5-7=12 totals in eight of his last 11 games. • David Krejci had a goal tonight, giving him 7-4=11 totals in six of his last 11 games. • David Pastrnak had an assist tonight, giving him 7-8=15 totals in seven of his last ten games. • Kevan Miller had an assist tonight, giving him single assists each in three of his last seven games. • Torey Krug had an assist tonight, giving him 3-11=14 totals in seven of his last 11 games. • Columbus’ Sergei Bobrovsky extended his win streak to six games with tonight’s 5-4 overtime victory. • Columbus’ Thomas Vanek had a goal and an assist tonight, giving him 3-4=7 totals in five of his last six games. • Columbus’ Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist tonight, extending his point streak to six games with 5-3=8 totals in that span. • Columbus’ Nick Foligno had two assists tonight, giving him 2-3=5 totals in four of his last eight games. • Columbus’ Ryan Murray had two assists tonight, giving him three assists in two of his last four games played. • Columbus’ Sonny Milano had a goal tonight, giving him 4-1=5 totals in five of 11 games played since his 2/26 recall from Cleveland/AHL. • Columbus’ Artemi Panarin had a goal tonight, giving him 4-7=11 totals in seven of his last eight games with 7-11=18 totals in his last 15 contests. • Columbus’ Cam Atkinson had the overtime goal tonight, giving him 4-4=8 totals in six of his last eight games with 7-6=13 totals in nine of his last 12 contests. • Columbus’ Markus Nutivaara had an assist tonight, giving him 1-1=2 totals in two straight games. • Columbus’ Alexander Wennberg had an assist tonight, giving him 1-7=8 totals in five of his last seven games.

SPECIAL TEAMS: • The Bruins went 1 for 4 (25.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 51 for 229 on the power play this season (22.3%) and they have allowed eight shorthanded goals. • The Blue Jackets went 0 for 2 (0.0%) on the power play tonight ... They are now 31 for 201 on the power play this season (15.4%) and they have allowed five shorthanded goals. • The Bruins went 2 for 2 (100.0%) on the kill tonight ... They are now 178 for 217 overall on the penalty kill this season (82.0%) and they have scored eight shorthanded goals. • The Blue Jackets went 3 for 4 (75.0%) on the penalty kill tonight ... They are now 145 for 187 on the penalty kill this season (77.5%) ... They have scored three shorthanded goals.

ATTENDANCE: • Tonight’s attendance was a sellout figure of 17,565. • That extends the Bruins’ sellout streak at TD Garden to 375 straight regular season and playoff games starting on Dec. 5, 2009 vs. Ottawa. • Their last non-sellout game at TD Garden was on Dec. 2, 2009 when a Wednesday game vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning drew 16,553.

Monday, March 19, 2018 ... TD Garden; Boston MA