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Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Game Preview

By Justin Doyle

Oct 6, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Matt Beleskey (39) skates with the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson (34) defends in the first period during a preseason hockey game at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 6, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Boston Bruins left wing Matt Beleskey (39) skates with the puck as Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Josh Anderson (34) defends in the first period during a preseason hockey game at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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Boston Bruins are playing the Columbus Blue Jackets Tonight at 7 pm

The Boston Bruins season will kick off against Columbus at 7 pm  tonight. They will be without some of their top guys including fan favorite Patrice Bergeron; along with Adam McQuaid, Kevan Miller, and Austin Czarnik; but I am here to tell you that they will be just fine with the help from the rookies they will be using this year.

First off the Bruins have a winning record against the Blue Jackets, having played 21 games against them; and the Bruins are 13-6-0-2.

As Bruins management mentioned earlier this week, they are expecting a deep playoff run, the best way to put together a great season is to win the season opener against a very beatable team.

The Blue Jackets have a very solid lineup and have some stars like Brandon Dubinsky, and Brandon Saad but I think the Bruins have more depth on their roster. I believe that these young kids are going to take this chance and make the most out of it and try to cement their spot on the roster.

I am going to say that Bruins win 3-2 in regulation.

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Here are the lines that Boston Bruins had at practice on Wednesday:

Forwards:

Brad Marchand– David Backes– David Pastrnak

Ryan Spooner– David Krejci– Danton Heinen

Matt Beleskey– Austin Czarnik- Jimmy Hayes

Dominic Moore– Tim Schaller– Riley Nash

Noel Acciari

Defense:

Zdeno Chara– Brandon Carlo

Torey Krug– Rob O’Gara

John-Michael Liles– Colin Miller

Joe Morrow

Goalies:

Tuukka Rask

Anton Khudobin

My lines:

Forwards:

Marchand-Krejci-Pastrnak

Spooner-Backes-Heinen

Beleskey-Czarnik-Hayes

Schaller-Moore-Nash; these three are all centers so they are all interchangeable.

Defense:

Chara-Carlo

Krug-O”Gara

Liles-Morrow

Goalies:

Rask

Khudobin

Updated Lines From Morning Skate:

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The Boston Bruins open up their regular season against the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday at 7 PM at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

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