BOSTON — Brad Marchand recorded a pure hat trick within the third interval to guide the Boston Bruins to a 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night time.

Facing one another for the second time in six days, the Bruins acquired some payback for a 5-2 loss in Columbus with their third straight victory.

Jeremy Swayman, pulled within the loss at Columbus within the second interval, made 24 saves.

Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets, who misplaced for the third time in 5 video games, and Spencer Martin stopped 25 photographs.

Boston defenseman Charlie McAvoy blocked a shot within the closing minute and skated to the bench slowly.

Trailing 1-0, the Bruins tied it 1:56 into the third when Marchand’s shot from the suitable circle deflected off the stick of Columbus protection Zach Werenski and over Martin’s proper shoulder.

PHOTOS: Brad Marchand will get pure hat trick in third interval; Bruins beat Blue Jackets, 3-1

Marchand gave them the lead 3:41 later when he fired a wrister previous Martin from the high-slot for a power-play aim.

He accomplished the hat trick from the left aspect, scoring from all three sides of the ice, when he slipped a wrister inside the suitable publish from the underside of the left circle at 7:46 for his second power-play aim of the night time.

The TD Garden followers showered the ice with hats on a cool, wet night time in Boston.

The PA performed an oldie: “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” whereas the ice crew picked up the hats. One, although - a pink and white Christmas hat - Marchand retrieved from a member of the crew and handed to a Bruins’ gear individual on the bench.

Marchand scored an extra time winner within the closing seconds of Boston’s victory at Toronto on Saturday night time.

Martin was stable within the second interval, making 15 saves in a interval the place Boston had a handful of wonderful scoring probabilities.

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Blue Jackets: Host the Kings on Tuesday.

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