nhl Game Recap
Tampa Bay Lightning vs Columbus Blue Jackets Wrap - Columbus Wins 7-6
Kent Johnson scored a pair of goals against the Lightning as Columbus handed Tampa Bay a 7-6 defeat on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
Columbus was an underdog by +149 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Columbus got goals from Kent Johnson(2), Zach Werenski(2), Yegor Chinakhov, Dmitri Voronkov, and Sean Monahan in the victory. Monahan opened the scoring at 13:35 of the first period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 of 30 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Cam Atkinson, Brayden Point, Conor Geekie, Brandon Hagel, Anthony Cirelli, and Mitchell Chaffee scored for the Lightning, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Tampa Bay got a 36-stop effort from Jonas Johansson in the loss.
On the power play, Columbus went 1-for-1, while the Lightning were 2-for-2 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 43-30.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.