Schedule and 2018-19 Results:
Regular Season Records: Boston 49-24-9=107pts, Columbus 47-31-4=98pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 25 April: Columbus loses at Boston, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 2 on Saturday, 27 April: Columbus wins at Boston, 3-goals-2 (2OT)
Game 3 on Tuesday, 30 April: Boston loses at Columbus, 2-goals-1
Game 4 on Thursday, 02 May: Boston wins at Columbus, 4-goals-1
Game 5 on Saturday, 04 May: Columbus loses at Boston, 4-goals-3
Game 6 on Monday, 06 May: Boston wins at Columbus, 3-goals-nil

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Boston Bruins visited and shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-goals-nil to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1394 victory. With the series 1394 win, the Boston Bruins improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 51-50 overall and 16-12 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1394 loss, the Columbus Blue Jackets see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 1-5 overall and 0-1 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Boston Bruins in series 1394 was WLLWWW: Series 1394 thus becomes the eighth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 26th NHL series (all rounds), and the 39th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 5: The Boston Bruins hosted and outscored the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-goals-3 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1394 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 21-5 and a Game 6 record of 10-16 (with an active six-Game 6 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a series record of 0-2 and a Game 6 record of 0-2.

After Game 4: The Boston Bruins visited and defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1394 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 17-16 and a Game 5 record of 16-17, while the Columbus Blue Jackets have a series record of 0-2 and a Game 5 record of 0-2. In the previous two best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the Columbus Blue Jackets were tied 2-games-all after four games, in both series did they lose Games 5-6 and the series.

After Game 3: The Columbus Blue Jackets hosted and bested the Boston Bruins 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1394 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 4 record of 0-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 9-25 and a Game 4 record of 17-17. On the sole previous occasion wherein the Columbus Blue Jackets led a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1 (series 1355, against the eventual NHL champion Washington Capitals in the 2018 NHL Preliminary round), they lost Games 4-6 to lose the series in six games. The series 1394 Game 3 loss by the Boston Bruins is their MLB/NBA/NHL-leading 278th best-of-7 playoff game defeat.

After Game 2: The Columbus Blue Jackets visited and defeated the Boston Bruins 3-goals-2 in double overtime to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1394 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 24-17 and a Game 3 record of 20-21 (with an active four-Game 3 losing streak), while the Columbus Blue Jackets have a series record of 0-1 and a Game 3 record of 0-1.

After Game 1: The Boston Bruins hosted and topped the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-goals-2 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1394 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Boston Bruins have a series record of 35-16 and a Game 2 record of 31-20. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a series record of 0-3 and a Game 2 record of 1-2. The Bruins in Boston trailed series 1394 Game 1 by a goal as late as 15:24 into the third period, but won in overtime. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2018, inclusive, home teams down a goal as late as 15:24 into the third period had a game record of only 70-509 (.121).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2018-19 NHL regular season, the Boston Bruins finished nine points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets. From 1939 through the 2019 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by nine regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 16-17 (.485) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1394 is the 101st best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Boston Bruins, and the sixth for the Columbus Blue Jackets. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Boston Bruins have an all-rounds series record of 50-50, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 15-12, and a Game 1 record of 51-49, while the Columbus Blue Jackets have an all-rounds series record of 1-4, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 0-0, and a Game 1 record of 2-3. Series 1394 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Boston Bruins and the Columbus Blue Jackets.