nhl Game Recap
Recap - Rangers Defeat Columbus 3-1
The Rangers earned a 3-1 victory over the Blue Jackets on Monday at Nationwide Arena.
The Rangers were a -161 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Barclay Goodrow, Vitali Kravtsov, and Mika Zibanejad each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring for New York.
Jaroslav Halak stopped 24 of 25 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got a goal from Andrew Peeke in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 30-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-5, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Columbus 33-25 in the game.
Next game, New York takes its act home to face Boston looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Nashville.