nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets vs Red Wings Final: 5-2 - Recap
Columbus earned a 5-2 victory over Detroit behind a 2-goal performance from James van Riemsdyk on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.
Columbus was an underdog by +132 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Columbus got goals from James van Riemsdyk(2), Kent Johnson, Sean Kuraly, and Kirill Marchenko in the victory. van opened the scoring at 4:16 of the second period.
Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 of 31 Detroit shots in the victory.
Detroit got goals from J.T. Compher, and Alex DeBrincat in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 25-stop effort from Cam Talbot in the loss.
On the power play, Columbus went 0-for-2, while the Red Wings were 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Columbus 31-30 in the game.