nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets Down New York 4-3 - Match Report
Columbus earned a 4-3 victory over New York on Monday, but needed a shootout to do it at UBS Arena.
The Blue Jackets were a +100 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Columbus got goals from Adam Fantilli, Kirill Marchenko, and Boone Jenner in the victory. Fantilli opened the scoring at 5:31 of the second period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 30 of 33 New York shots in the victory.
Kyle Palmieri, Pierre Engvall, and Anders Lee scored for the Islanders, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
New York got a 27-stop effort from Ilya Sorokin in the loss.
Columbus scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Columbus 33-30 in the game.
Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face Vancouver looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Vancouver.