nhl Game Recap
Senators Fall 4-2 Against Columbus - Game Recap
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 41 of 43 shots fired at him by Ottawa, as the Blue Jackets skated to a 4-2 victory Friday at Nationwide Arena.
Columbus was an underdog by +144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Boone Jenner, Patrik Laine, Adam Fantilli, and Dmitri Voronkov each scored for the Blue Jackets in the victory. Laine opened the scoring for Columbus.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 41 of 43 Ottawa shots in the victory.
Brady Tkachuk, and Claude Giroux scored for the Senators, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 19 of 23 shots for the Senators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Columbus scored 2 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Ottawa went 1-for-5 with the man advantage.
Ottawa outshot Columbus 43-23 in the game.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Bruins. Ottawa, meanwhile, will have their next action against Seattle.