nhl Game Recap
Red Wings Fall 5-4 Against Columbus - Game Recap
The Red Wings came up short Thursday against the Blue Jackets, falling 5-4.
Columbus was favored by -178 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Columbus got goals from Boone Jenner, Alexandre Texier, Eric Robinson, Cam Atkinson, and Oliver Bjorkstrand in the victory. Texier opened the scoring at 5:37 of the first period.
Joonas Korpisalo turned in a 22-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Detroit got goals from Tyler Bertuzzi(2), Luke Glendening, and Filip Hronek in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 32-stop effort from Jimmy Howard in the loss.
On the power play, Columbus went 2-for-5, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot Detroit 37-26 in the game.
Next game, Columbus takes its act on the road to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face New Jersey.