Depth Delivers: Breaking Apart Bruins Win Over Blue Jackets
Russell LaBounty-Imagn Images After clinching a playoff spot on Saturday, the Bruins’ depth showed up Sunday and delivered their first win since March 31. The Boston Bruins (44-27-10) beat the Columbus Blue Jackets (40-29-12) on Sunday, snapping their five-game losing streak and bringing their road record back to . 500.
Sean Kuraly , a former Blue Jacket, had three points, while Henri Jokiharju and Mark Kastelic each had two. Also, James Hagens picked up an assist in his NHL debut. He also led the team out for warmups, taking a quick rookie lap , which is something the Bruins did not do during the Chara/Bergeron days.
Marco Sturm was full of praise after the game, saying to NESN’s Andy Brickley, “I thought [Hagens] played great. I thought he didn’t make any mistakes. I also liked his linemates, I thought all three of them connected well.
” He added that he enjoyed watching and being part of Hagens’ first game in the NHL. Hagens took 19 shifts and played for 13:08. He skated on a line with Marat Khusnutdinov and Fraser Minten ; the average age of the line is 20.
67. “Yeah, they’re great players,” Hagens said about his linemates. “When you’re out on the ice with guys that have that much talent, and they’re that smart, they make your job easy.