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Florida Falls 3-2 to Blue Jackets - Recap
Columbus needed a shootout to earn a 3-2 victory over Florida on Thursday in NHL action at Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets were a -101 underdog in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Columbus got goals from Mikko Koivu, and Max Domi in the victory. Koivu opened the scoring at 17:03 of the first period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 of 35 Florida shots in the victory.
Florida got goals from Eetu Luostarinen, and Carter Verhaeghe in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Florida got a 29-stop effort from Chris Driedger in the loss.
On the power play, Columbus went 1-for-3, while the Panthers were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Columbus 35-31 in the game.
Next game, Columbus takes its act on the road to face Chicago looking for another win. For Florida, they head on the road to face Detroit.