nhl Game Recap
Columbus Skates Past Carolina 3-2 - Recap
It came down to a shootout and Elvis Merzlikins foiled the opposition in a 3-2 victory for Columbus over Carolina Saturday.
Columbus was an underdog by +165 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Seth Jones each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Bjorkstrand opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 35 of 37 Carolina shots in the victory.
Carolina got goals from Andrei Svechnikov, and Warren Foegele in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Carolina got a 29-stop effort from James Reimer in the loss.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-2, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 37-31.