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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Nashville Predators Wrap - Nashville Wins 2-1

Mattias Ekholm scored twice to lead the Predators over Columbus 2-1 on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena.

Nashville won as a -121 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Nashville got a goal from Mattias Ekholm(2) in the victory. Ekholm opened the scoring at 1:12 of the second period.

Juuse Saros stopped 29 of 30 Columbus shots in the victory.

Columbus got a goal from Cam Atkinson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Joonas Korpisalo stopped 31 of 33 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Nashville went 0-for-4, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Nashville outshot Columbus 33-30 in the game.