Columbus won the first two games of the series and now faces elimination with four of the five games having gone into overtime. Sergei Bobrovsky had 25 saves in Game 5, and he still has a 37-22-6 record on the season with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. The Blue Jackets outshot the Capitals 42-29 on Saturday and will play their best game tonight in a must-win situation. Columbus had beaten the Capitals three straight going back to the regular season before losing the last three in this series. Look for Columbus to break through and extend the series to a seventh game. Play the Blue Jackets as a home underdog.
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NHL
Washington at Columbus
April 23, 2018
7:40 PM Eastern
1 unit on Columbus -110 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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