Boston grabs their second round series opener beating the Blue Jackets in overtime
Charlie Coyle tied it in the final five minutes of regulation and scored again with 5:15 gone in overtime to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Tuukka Rask stopped 20 shots for Boston, which took a 1-0 lead on Noel Acciari's short-handed goal in the first period, but then fell behind in the third after Riley Nash and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in a span of 13 seconds.
Coyle tied it when he one-timed a backhanded centring pass from Marcus Johansson into the net with 4:35 left to force overtime.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves for the Blue Jackets, who swept the Presidents Trophy-winning Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round.
Game 2 in the NHL Playoffs is Saturday night in Boston before the best-of-seven series moves to Columbus for Games 3 and 4.