nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blue Jackets Defeat New Jersey 5-0
Cam Atkinson scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets over New Jersey 5-0 on Saturday at Nationwide Arena.
Columbus was favored by -182 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Cam Atkinson(2), Nick Foligno, Alexander Wennberg, and Jakob Lilja each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Atkinson opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 41 of 41 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Cory Schneider stopped 13 of 17 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-2, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Columbus 41-31 in the game.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Rangers. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.