Matt Duchene Powers Blue Jackets Past Bruins in Game 3 for 2-1 Series Lead

Boone Jenner and Matt Duchene each scored goals as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in Game 3 of their NHL Eastern Conference second-round playoff series on Tuesday.

Columbus goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 36 saves on 37 shots.

Jake DeBrusk scored the lone goal for the Bruins, who trail the Blue Jackets 2-1 in their best-of-seven matchup.

Duchene netted Columbus' game-winner off a rebound for the second time in two games as he put home the Blue Jackets' second goal at 12:42 of the second period:

That goal followed his Game 2 double-overtime winner to give Columbus a 3-2 victory:

He has now posted five goals and four assists in his past six games. The goal also occurred on the power play, where the Blue Jackets have scored on 38 percent of their postseason chances.

Duchene's power-play winner followed a nifty Jenner shot from the slot at 18:37 of the first period:

Dan Rosen of NHL.com gave credit to Jenner's finesse:

Blue Jackets reporter Jeff Svoboda noted how well Jenner has played in this series:

He also excelled on the defensive end, as Aaron Portzline of The Athletic pointed out:

The Bruins wouldn't go away quietly, with DeBrusk barely sneaking one past the goal line for Boston's lone score:

The referees ruled no goal at first but changed the call upon review. Portzline explained why that may have been the case:

Bobrovsky made sure the Bruins' scoring would cease after that goal, however, as he saved 15 Bruin shots in the final 20 minutes.

The goalie has a reputation for not coming through in the postseason, but that narrative has disappeared thanks to his excellent 2019 campaign:

Sportsnet senior hockey writer and NHL Network insider Chris Johnston gave Bobrovsky credit for his playoff performance:

Columbus will now host Boston for Game 4 on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. NBCSN will carry the telecast.