nhl Game Recap
Blue Jackets Down New York 4-2 - Match Report
The Blue Jackets earned a 4-2 victory over New York on Sunday behind a 38-save performance from Elvis Merzlikins at Nationwide Arena.
Bettors who backed the Blue Jackets were rewarded as +149 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Columbus got goals from Kirill Marchenko, Ivan Provorov, Jack Roslovic, and Dmitri Voronkov in the victory. Voronkov opened the scoring at 4:34 of the first period.
Elvis Merzlikins turned in a 38-save effort for the Blue Jackets.
Adam Edstrom, and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Elvis Merzlikins.
Jonathan Quick stopped 37 of 41 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Columbus went 1-for-3, while the Rangers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot New York 41-40 in the game.