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Blue Jackets Fall 5-2 Against St. Louis - Game Recap
Vladimir Tarasenko scored a pair of goals against the Blue Jackets as St. Louis handed Columbus a 5-2 defeat on Saturday at Enterprise Center.
The Blues were a -247 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Vladimir Tarasenko(2), Jake Neighbours, Ivan Barbashev, and Pavel Buchnevich each scored for the Blues in the victory. Buchnevich opened the scoring for St. Louis.
Jordan Binnington stopped 23 of 25 Columbus shots in the victory.
Sean Kuraly, and Gustav Nyquist scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Jordan Binnington.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 20 of 25 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
St. Louis scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot Columbus 25-25 in the game.
St. Louis heads into a battle against the Kraken. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vancouver.