nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blue Jackets Defeat Detroit 2-0
Columbus shut out Detroit on Friday, getting a 16-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in a 2-0 win.
Columbus was favored by -355 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Columbus got goals from Boone Jenner, and Zach Werenski in the victory. Werenski opened the scoring at 4:57 of the second period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 16 of 16 Detroit shots in the victory.
Jimmy Howard stopped 42 of 43 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Columbus scored 0 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 44-16.
Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face Colorado looking for another win. For Detroit, they head home to face Boston.