nhl Game Recap
Recap - Blue Jackets Defeat Toronto 5-1
Adam Fantilli sniped 3 goals in leading Columbus to a 5-1 win over Toronto on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena.
Columbus won as a +170 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Columbus got goals from Adam Fantilli(3), Luca Del Bel Belluz, and James van Riemsdyk in the victory. Fantilli opened the scoring at 15:40 of the first period.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 of 29 Toronto shots in the victory.
Toronto got a goal from Auston Matthews in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Dennis Hildeby stopped 14 of 18 shots for the Maple Leafs, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-0, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 29-19.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Toronto, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.