Back on home ice

COLUMBUS – The Blue Jackets will try to take a one-game lead in their NHL Eastern Conference playoff series with the Boston Bruins Tuesday at Nationwide Arena.

Game 3 is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. (NBCSN).

Columbus evened up the best-of-seven series Saturday night with a 3-2 double-overtime victory in Boston.

Game 4 will be in Columbus Thursday (7:30 p.m./NBCSN) and Game 5 is in Boston Saturday (7:30 p.m./NBC).

Game 2 was a rating boon for the NB affiliates in both cities.

WCMH-TV (Ch. 4) drew a 13.0 rating, according to NBC Sports, the highest rating ever in Columbus for an NHL event on NBC. The game drew a 17.1 local rating in Boston.