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Columbus Skates Past New York 5-3 - Recap

Columbus got a pair of goals from Sean Kuraly as the Blue Jackets skated to a 5-3 victory over New York on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.

Columbus was an underdog by +166 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Sean Kuraly(2), Boone Jenner(2), and Gustav Nyquist each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Nyquist opened the scoring for Columbus.

Joonas Korpisalo turned in a 33-save effort for the Blue Jackets.

Barclay Goodrow, Mika Zibanejad, and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Joonas Korpisalo.

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 14 of 18 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Columbus scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

New York outshot Columbus 36-19 in the game.

Columbus heads into a battle against the Canadiens. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Minnesota.