nhl Game Recap
Columbus Skates Past Detroit 5-3 - Recap
The Blue Jackets earned a 5-3 victory over the Red Wings on Monday at Nationwide Arena.
Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets were rewarded as -130 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Columbus got goals from Yegor Chinakhov, Adam Boqvist, Zach Werenski, Boone Jenner, and Alexandre Texier in the victory. Jenner opened the scoring at 13:07 of the second period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 of 27 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from Michael Rasmussen, Lucas Raymond, and Dylan Larkin in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Thomas Greiss stopped 33 of 37 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-3, while the Red Wings were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot Detroit 38-27 in the game.
Next game, Columbus takes its act on the road to face Arizona looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Dallas.