nhl Game Recap
Sharks vs Blue Jackets Final: 3-1 - Recap
The Sharks earned a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on Thursday at SAP Center at San Jose.
Bettors who backed the Sharks were rewarded as -127 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.
San Jose got goals from Joe Thornton, Brent Burns, and Kevin Labanc in the victory. Labanc opened the scoring at 1:01 of the second period.
Aaron Dell stopped 30 of 31 Columbus shots in the victory.
Sonny Milano scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Aaron Dell.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 30 of 33 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, San Jose went 1-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to San Jose by a margin of 33-31.
Next game, San Jose takes its act home to face Dallas looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Vegas.