nhl Game Recap
Columbus Ices Chicago 5-2 - Recap
The Blackhawks came up short Saturday against the Blue Jackets, falling 5-2.
Columbus was favored by -157 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Cole Sillinger, Boone Jenner, Johnny Gaudreau, Alexandre Texier, and Mathieu Olivier each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Texier opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 26 of 28 Chicago shots in the victory.
Philipp Kurashev, and Ryan Donato scored for the Blackhawks, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Arvid Soderblom stopped 26 of 30 shots for the Blackhawks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Columbus scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Chicago went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Chicago lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 31-28.
Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face Vegas looking for another win. For Chicago, they head on the road to face Colorado.