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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Brad Marchand made sure the loss of star center Patrice Bergeron to an injury this week wasnt as painful as it could have been for the Boston Bruins.Brad Marchand had two goals and three assists to match his career high with five points and the Bruins overcame a 2-0 first-period deficit to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, David Backes also scored twice and had an assist, and Tuukka Rask made 28 saves.I think the big thing about tonight we have to take away is the character we showed, Marchand said. Its a lot of fun when you come back from 2-0 deficit and win.Backes, shifting to the first-line center position to cover for Bergeron, scored both of his goals in a 3:36 span of in the second period to tie it at 3.Bergeron is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. He didnt make the trip to Columbus.Backes steal in the third period led to a breakaway and Marchands put-back goal , and Marchands shot by goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made it 5-3 with 4:20 left. Pastrnak tapped in an empty-net goal in the last minute to complete the scoring.I felt our team played well even in the first period, and it was just a matter of getting ourselves back in the game and cleaning up some of those little issues that we had, and we did that, Boston coach Claude Julien said. I think we showed some resiliency, I think we showed some character and it was nice to see some guys step up here and find a way to win a hockey game.Rask didnt allow another puck past him after Seth Jones goal from the slot 6:44 into the second period.Alexander Wennberg and Cam Atkinson also scored for Columbus.The Jackets scored with their first shot on goal 2:58 into the game by Wennberg . Atkinson made it 2-0 with a power-play goal with 2:52 left in the first period.We had a great start, and I think we just got uncomfortable, Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno said. They picked up their level of play, and we just kind of started to play into their hands. We didnt elevate our game.Columbus is trying to avoid last seasons disastrous start in which it lost the first eight games. Coach Todd Richards lost his job after the first seven games, and John Tortorella was brought in but couldnt right the ship. After the first period Thursday, it looked as if last years Blue Jackets were back.Tentative, sloppy, you can use a lot of different words, Tortorella said. I dont have an answer for you. Obviously we have to find it.Game notesTwelve players of the 23 on the Blue Jackets roster are age 23 or younger. Rookie defenseman Zach Werenski is just 19. Hes playing on the No. 1 line with the 22-year-old Jones.UP NEXT:Bruins: Travel to Toronto to play the Maples Leafs Saturday night.Blue Jackets: Stay home for a Saturday night game against San Jose.---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacyFor some of his other recent stories: http://bigstory.ap.org/content/mitch-stacyFake Yeezys For Sale .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Fake Yeezys . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders took a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. http://www.fakeyeezysforsale.com/ . -- Timbers coach Caleb Porter didnt stray from his business-like approach to the season even after Portland downed the two-time defending league champion Los Angeles Galaxy to gain crucial playoff position. Fake Yeezy 950 . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. Fake Yeezy 451 . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler.DALLAS -- Mavericks starters Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams will miss at least two more games with nagging injuries, coach Rick Carlisle said before Fridays game against the Memphis Grizzlies.Nowitzki (sore right Achilles tendon) and Williams (left calf strain) sat out Fridays 80-64 home loss?and also will miss Saturdays road game against the Orlando Magic.Williams, 32, aggravated the strain during Wednesdays loss to the Boston Celtics, when he played only 10 minutes. He had missed the previous four games.Nowitzki, 38, has been hampered by the sore Achilles since the season opener. He has played only three of the Mavs 10 games and has been sidelined since halftime of Dallas Nov. 4 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.Hes making progress, but were going to be cautious and were going to be smart about it, Carlisle said. Hes played hurt a lot in his careeer.dddddddddddd This situation is different, though. Were early in the year. Theres something that has hung around that needs to be addressed and be expunged, so were working on it.Mavs owner Mark Cuban echoed Carlisles sentiments about not having Dirk come back before hes ready.With so many guys out, theres no reason to rush him back. If this was a playoff game, hed be playing. But when youre missing three of your other top six or seven, thats putting too much pressure on him.The Mavs are also without guards Devin Harris (right big toe sprain) and J.J. Barea (left calf strain) for an extended period. Dallas signed Jonathan Gibson, who was the teams final preseason cut, on Friday to address a glaring need for guard depth. ' ' '