Boston at Columbus

Boston has won seven of the past eight meetings, including 3-1 on Dec. 3 after the Blue Jackets had won the first meeting 5-2 the previous week. The Bruins are on a three-game win streak after downing Detroit 5-3 on Sunday as Trent Frederic scored twice and Jeremy Swayman had 27 saves. Linus Ullmark is likely tonight in net for Boston and he is 11-5-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .914 save percentage. Columbus has lost four of five and four of them went into overtime, including a 3-2 loss at Buffalo on Saturday. Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins is 7-8-6 with a 3.24 GAA and a .907 save percentage. The Blue Jackets are #30 in the NHL in goals allowed (3.66 per game) compared to #5 (2.60) for Boston. The Blue Jackets have lost four of five at home. Take the Bruins as a Max Play.