Not since the 2016-17 season, when Zach Werenski was a rookie, fourth-liner Sam Gagner was the power-play catalyst, and John Tortorella was in his first full season as coach have the Blue Jackets finished in the top two-thirds of the NHL.

Dmitri Voronkov(11, 12), and Kirill Marchenko(14) powered the Blue Jackets offense, while Elvis Merzļikins made 24 saves as the Columbus Blue Jackets crushed the Bruins for the second time this season.

Scoring four goals in the second period, the Jackets (15-15-6) busted open a tight game against the Bruins (19-14-4) and now have a chance to sweep a back-to-back set Saturday at TD Garden in Boston.

A 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday gave Boston a five-game points streak (4-0-1) for the first time this season.

Game Preview. Projected Lineup **Lines Subject to Change - Projected to use an 11-7 lineup. Dmitri Voronkov - Se

Coming off a big victory in the first half of the home-and-home, Columbus tries to boost its road record in Beantown

The Columbus Blue Jackets came off their holiday break hoping to start a winning streak. Thanks to a some exemplary work on special teams, they got two important points in the standings.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have another former player returning to play against them tonight. The Boston Bruins have announced that Joonas Korpisalo will be the starter against his former team in the first game of a back-to-back.