Sam Gagner’s Nifty Shootout Goal Lifts Blue Jackets Over Bruins In Preseason Ope…

The Boston Bruins fought through 65 minutes of timed hockey, but it wasn’t enough to come away from Monday’s preseason opener with a victory.

Boston lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shootout, 3-2, after Sam Gagner’s nifty goal ended things following a scoreless five-minute overtime period.

Despite never leading in the game, Boston didn’t find itself playing catch-up for too long, either.

After a scoreless first period, Columbus found the net just 2:34 into the second period when Sonny Milano scored a power play goal to give his team a 1-0 advantage. It didn’t take Boston long to answer, though, as Jimmy Hayes took a feed from Jake DeBrusk and Austin Czarnik on a rush to even the score at 1 just over a minute later at 3:56.

The Blue Jackets went to the dressing room with a lead, though, as Daniel Zaar beat Bruins goalie Anton Khudobin to jump ahead 2-1.

Bruins prospect Danton Heinen put an end to that pretty quickly in the third period, however, when he scored just 1:08 in to re-tie the score at 2.

That’s where things would remain for the next 23:52 of action, including a scoreless 3-on-3 overtime period.

Ultimately, Gagner’s goal proved to be the game-winner, as Riley Nash, DeBrusk and Peter Mueller were unable to cash in on their shootout opportunities.

Thumbnail photo via Bob DeChiara/USA TODAY Sports Images





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