nhl Game Recap
Arizona Falls 5-4 to Blue Jackets - Recap
Columbus earned a 5-4 victory over Arizona on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Gila River Arena.
Columbus was favored by -159 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Boone Jenner(2), Justin Danforth, and Zach Werenski each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Jenner opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins turned in a 25-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Lawson Crouse, Ryan Dzingel, Phil Kessel, and Jakob Chychrun scored for the Coyotes, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Arizona got a 42-stop effort from Scott Wedgewood in the loss.
On the power play, Columbus went 2-for-4, while the Coyotes were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot Arizona 46-29 in the game.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Golden Knights. Arizona, meanwhile, will have their next action against Detroit.