Marco Sturm said Viktor Arvidsson is playing like the player the Bruins hoped they were getting when they signed him.

Before his first game back at TD Garden, Charlie Coyle reflected on what it meant to play at home for the Bruins, the team he rooted for as a kid, before getting himself into the mindset of trying to keep his former team from making the playoffs.

BOSTON -- Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves for the Boston Bruins, who ended the Columbus Blue Jackets’ seven-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory at TD Garden on Thursday.

In the final period, Korpisalo and the Bruins played key defense to prevent the Blue Jackets from tying the game. Midway through the period, the Bruins pushed the puck up ice to Sean Kuraly, who skated into Columbus territory with speed and extended Boston's lead with a slap shot goal that deflected off the right post and into the net.

Joonas Korpisalo returned from Italy with a bronze medal in his pocket. On Thursday night, the Finnish Olympian was golden for the Bruins. Korpisalo stopped 36 shots, including some 10-bellers, passed concussion protocol after a heavy second-period hit, and earned the No. 1 star as Boston dispatched Columbus, 4-2, at TD Garden.

Joonas Korpisalo was the Bruins best player by a large margin, leading them to victory with a 36-save performance over Columbus.

Jeremy Swayman was never going to pass up an opportunity to represent his country, no matter what had gone on for the past 10 months, no matter where his confidence was. He was grateful for the chance, that the United States wanted him as part of its team for the 2025 IIHF World Championship last spring. Because he needed it.

The Philadelphia Flyers host the Boston Bruins after Matvei Michkov's two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Flyers' 3-2 overtime win

McAvoy has endured injury, infection, family concerns and more injury over the past year — and come through it a gold medal winner.

When it was revealed Andrew Peeke was a healthy scratch for the Bruins’ game against the Blue Jackets on Thursday, many quickly speculated it was precautionary with the trade deadline approaching.