nhl Game Recap
St. Louis Falls 5-2 to Blue Jackets - Recap
Yegor Chinakhov scored a pair of goals against the Blues as Columbus handed St. Louis a 5-2 defeat on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
The Blue Jackets were a +141 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Columbus got goals from Yegor Chinakhov(2), Alexandre Texier, Kirill Marchenko, and Adam Fantilli in the victory. Marchenko opened the scoring at 1:42 of the first period.
Jet Greaves turned in a 42-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
St. Louis got a goal from Robert Thomas(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Joel Hofer stopped 17 of 21 shots for the Blues, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 1-for-2, while the Blues were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
St. Louis outshot Columbus 44-22 in the game.
Columbus heads into a battle against the Panthers. St. Louis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Chicago.