nhl Game Recap
Pittsburgh Falls 4-3 to Blue Jackets - Recap
Columbus earned a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday, but needed a shootout to do it at PPG Paints Arena.
Columbus was an underdog by +125 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Dmitri Voronkov(2), and Adam Fantilli each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Voronkov opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins turned in a 20-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Pittsburgh got goals from Rickard Rakell(2), and Michael Bunting in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 29 shots for the Penguins, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Columbus scored 2 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot Pittsburgh 29-23 in the game.
Next game, Columbus takes its act home to face Seattle looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Edmonton.