nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets Down Boston 5-1 - Match Report
The Blue Jackets beat Boston 5-1 on Monday, earning a victory backstopped by Elvis Merzlikins's 28 saves.
Columbus was an underdog by +160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Dmitri Voronkov, Justin Danforth, James van Riemsdyk, Mathieu Olivier, and Yegor Chinakhov each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Voronkov opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins turned in a 28-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Charlie Coyle scored for the Bruins, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Jeremy Swayman stopped 24 of 29 shots for the Bruins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-2, while the Bruins were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Boston by a margin of 29-29.
Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Boston, they head home to face Utah.