nhl Game Recap
Columbus Ices Pittsburgh 5-2 - Recap
Columbus got 3 goals from Gustav Nyquist en route to a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets were rewarded as -101 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Columbus got goals from Gustav Nyquist(3), and Nick Foligno(2) in the victory. Nyquist opened the scoring at 5:21 of the first period.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 of 31 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.
Jake Guentzel, and Kris Letang scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Joonas Korpisalo.
Tristan Jarry stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 2-for-4, while the Penguins were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Pittsburgh outshot Columbus 31-30 in the game.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Islanders. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will have their next action against St. Louis.