nhl Game Recap
Detroit Red Wings vs Columbus Blue Jackets Wrap - Columbus Wins 5-3
Elvis Merzlikins made 43 stops Saturday to lead the Blue Jackets over the Red Wings 5-3 at Ohio Stadium.
Columbus was an underdog by -102 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Columbus got goals from Mathieu Olivier, Denton Mateychuk, Justin Danforth, Adam Fantilli, and Dmitri Voronkov in the victory. Mateychuk opened the scoring at 5:31 of the second period.
Elvis Merzlikins turned in a 43-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Detroit got goals from Alex DeBrincat(2), and Patrick Kane in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Detroit got a 16-stop effort from Cam Talbot in the loss.
Columbus scored 1 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 1-for-2 with the man advantage.
Detroit outshot Columbus 46-21 in the game.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Lightning. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.