Mathieu Olivier and Justin Danforth each scored on the penalty kick, and Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves for Columbus (7-9-2), which has won two of its last three (2-1-0). Sean Monahan had two assists.

Charlie Coyle scored and Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves for Boston (8-9-3), which has lost three in a row (0-2-1).

Dmitri Voronkov gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead at 5:17 of the first period. He took a lead pass from Monahan and scored on a breakaway when he was tripped from behind by Brandon Carlo, who bundled the puck into the net while trying to make a defensive play.

Olivier made it 2-0 at 10:39 with a short-handed goal, skating through the right side of the offensive zone before cutting in and sliding a backhand through Swayman’s five-hole.

James van Riemsdyk pushed the score to 3-0 at 19:28, redirecting Zach Werenski’s wrist shot from the left circle past Swayman.

Coyle cut the score to 3-1 at the 2:30 mark of the second period with Boston’s first power-play goal since Nov. 3, taking a pass from Justin Brazeau from behind the net and beating Merzlikins with a snap in front.

Danforth extended the lead to 4-1 at 7:19 of the third period. Bruins defenseman Mason Lohrei mishandled a pass at the blue line, which Cole Sillinger picked up and took the other way before centering the ball to Danforth for a tap to the right post after a 2-on-1 rush with little hands.

Monahan set up Yegor Chinakhov for a one-timer at the bottom of the left circle after a scramble in the left corner for the 5-1 final at 2:10 p.m.