nhl Game Recap
Red Wings vs Blue Jackets Final: 5-4 - Recap
The Red Wings earned a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jackets on Thursday at Nationwide Arena.
Detroit was an underdog by -102 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Detroit got goals from Dylan Larkin, Jonatan Berggren, Patrick Kane, Erik Gustafsson, and Alex DeBrincat in the victory. Kane opened the scoring at 6:55 of the first period.
Cam Talbot stopped 21 of 25 Columbus shots in the victory.
Columbus got goals from James van Riemsdyk(2), Sean Monahan, and Zach Werenski in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 21-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
Detroit scored 2 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 26-25.
Next game, Detroit takes its act on the road to face Winnipeg looking for another win. For Columbus, they head home to face St. Louis.