nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blue Jackets Defeat Vegas 3-0
Columbus's defense, led by netminder Elvis Merzlikins, shut down Vegas 3-0 at T-Mobile Arena on on Saturday.
Columbus was an underdog by +188 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Columbus got goals from Alexander Wennberg, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Emil Bemstrom in the victory. Bemstrom opened the scoring at 16:38 of the first period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 27 of 27 Vegas shots in the victory.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 1-for-2, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 27-22.
Columbus looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Bruins. The Golden Knights will aim to get back on the winning track at Buffalo.