Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 02/26/26

The Columbus Blue Jackets will take on the Boston Bruins on Thursday. The Blue Jackets currently rank 10th in the Eastern Conference. What is surprising, the Blue Jackets won 11 of their last 12 games prior to the Olympic break. Their coaching change has brought a spark to the team, but will the extended break end that momentum. On the season, the Blue Jackets rank 8th in shots on target but only average 3.11 goals per game. These numbers are concerning as they only score on 10.4% of their shots. On the defensive side, they are giving up 3.14 goals per game and rank 27th in shots on goal against them. These scoring concerns and defensive difficulties are not a winning equation.

For the Bruins, they currently rank 7th in the Eastern Conference. On the season, they are averaging 3.39 goals per game which ranks them tied for 6th in the NHL. What is more impressive than their goals per game, is there shooting percentage. The Bruins are scoring on 12.5% of their shots. This could be good news going up against a struggling Blue Jackets defense. Additionally, the Bruins rank 2nd in the Eastern Conference with 43 points through 30 home games. The Bruins have scored 107 goals through those home games while only giving up 83 goals. Overall, I think the break will stop the momentum for the Blue Jackets and the Bruins will be too powerful on both sides of the puck. Give me the Bruins on the money line.

Blue Jackets vs Bruins prediction: Bruins ML (-115) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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