Bruins prospect James Hagens makes an impact in NHL debut
James Hagens contributed in his first NHL game.
In front of 13 friends and family, who made the trip to Ohio, Bruins prospect James Hagens grabbed an assist in his NHL debut for the Bruins in Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus. Boston’s No. 1 prospect, who didn’t play Saturday, got the nod on Sunday with the Bruins’ playoff berth locked up.
Marco Sturm put him on a line with fellow youngsters Marat Khusutdinov and Fraser Minten. Hagens played 19 shifts over 13:08 and was a +1. He got one shot on net and blocked two shots by Columbus.
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It’s unclear whether he would have seen power play time because Columbus wasn’t called for a penalty. Hagens picked up the assist on Boston’s late second-period goal. On the forecheck, he pinned Denton Mateychuk to the board in the right wing corner and pushed the puck to Sean Kuraly.