nhl Game Recap
Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders Wrap - New York Wins 5-2
The Blue Jackets came up short Thursday against the Islanders, falling 5-2.
New York was favored by -191 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Mathew Barzal, Kyle Palmieri, Ryan Pulock, Oliver Wahlstrom, and Sebastian Aho each scored for the Islanders in the victory. Aho opened the scoring for New York.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 30 of 32 Columbus shots in the victory.
Emil Bemstrom, and Justin Danforth scored for the Blue Jackets, finding the net behind Semyon Varlamov.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 of 35 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-1, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 36-32.
New York looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Blue Jackets will aim to get back on the winning track at Boston.