nhl Game Recap
Stars vs Blue Jackets Final: 5-3 - Recap
The Blue Jackets came up short Monday against the Stars, falling 5-3.
Bettors who backed the Stars were rewarded as -268 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Thomas Harley, Matt Duchene, Roope Hintz, Evgenii Dadonov, and Wyatt Johnston each scored for the Stars in the victory. Harley opened the scoring for Dallas.
Jake Oettinger stopped 22 of 25 Columbus shots in the victory.
Sean Kuraly, Dmitri Voronkov, and Damon Severson scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Jake Oettinger.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Dallas went 0-for-3, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Dallas by a margin of 33-25.
Dallas heads into a battle against the Flames. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.