nhl Game Recap
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Minnesota Wild Recap - Wild Win 3-2
The Blue Jackets came up short Thursday against the Wild, falling 3-2.
Minnesota was favored by -273 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Joel Eriksson Ek, Mats Zuccarello, and Matt Boldy in the victory. Boldy opened the scoring at 17:51 of the first period.
Filip Gustavsson turned in a 31-save effort for the Wild.
Kent Johnson, and Zach Werenski scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Filip Gustavsson.
Columbus got a 23-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
On the power play, Minnesota went 1-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 33-26.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act home to face Seattle looking for another win. For Columbus, they head on the road to face Colorado.