nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Devils vs Columbus Blue Jackets Wrap - New Jersey Wins 4-1
The Devils beat Columbus 4-1 on Friday, earning a victory backstopped by Vitek Vanecek's 29 saves.
New Jersey was favored by -150 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
New Jersey got goals from Nathan Bastian, John Marino, Nico Hischier, and Alexander Holtz in the victory. Marino opened the scoring at 0:28 of the second period.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 29-save effort for the Devils.
Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 of 32 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New Jersey went 0-for-4, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 32-30.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Stars. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.