nhl Game Recap
Devils Down Columbus 3-1 - Match Report
The Devils beat Columbus 3-1 on Thursday, earning a victory backstopped by MacKenzie Blackwood's 31 saves.
New Jersey was favored by -162 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
New Jersey got goals from Tomas Tatar, Jack Hughes, and Jesper Bratt in the victory. Tatar opened the scoring at 0:51 of the first period.
MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 31-save effort for the Devils.
Max Domi scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind MacKenzie Blackwood.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 25 of 27 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 1 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 32-28.