Boston head coach Jim Montgomery, who led the Bruins to the greatest regular season in NHL history but never got them past the second round of the playoffs, was fired Tuesday, a day after they lost to last-place Columbus to extend their losing streak to three games.

Elvis Merzlikins stole the show and a win for the Blue Jackets, who got another big goal from Mathieu Olivier plus lots of 'PK' practice: 3 takeaways

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 as he was tripped from behind by Brandon Carlo, who bundled the puck into the net while trying to make a defensive play.