It was to be expected with the recall of Jeffrey Viel by the Boston Bruins: Mathieu Olivier will have his work cut out for him during Monday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The two Quebecers wasted no time in launching the first dance. After just 2:12 of play at TD Garden, they dropped their gloves to face off.
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It was Olivier who seemed to have had the upper hand by making his rival lose his balance several times. However, no one ended up on the mat. Watch in main video.
On Saturday, the Jackets man engaged in a fierce fight with Arber Xhekaj, mistreating the Montreal Canadiens defender. In his first match in the National League since April 2023, Viel defended admirably.
Nasty heavyweight fight between Xhekaj and Olivier! –
Olivier is also capable of great plays. He added insult to injury during this great first period with a goal on a superb shorthanded run. It was his sixth goal of the campaign, a career high.
Quite a goal from Mathieu Olivier! –
Everything went wrong for the Bruins during this meeting. Boston lost 5-1 and their fans didn’t like it at all, booing the home favorites on several occasions. Jeremy Swayman again had difficulty in front of the net, giving up five times on 29 shots.
Dmitry Voronkov, James van Riemsdyk, Justin Danforth and Yegor Chinakhov were the other scorers for Columbus.
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