nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Ices Columbus 3-2 - Recap
The Blue Jackets came up short Tuesday against the Devils, falling 3-2.
New Jersey won as a -203 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New Jersey got goals from Ryan Graves, Yegor Sharangovich, and Jesper Bratt in the victory. Sharangovich opened the scoring at 10:46 of the first period.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 31-save effort for the Devils.
Columbus got goals from Adam Boqvist, and Johnny Gaudreau in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 29 of 32 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus outshot New Jersey 33-32 in the game.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act on the road to face St. Louis looking for another win. For Columbus, they head home to face Winnipeg.