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Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets

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Danforth’s late goal lifts Blue Jackets over Red Wings 5-3 in Stadium Series

Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

Denton Mateychuk notched the team’s first-ever outdoor goal, Dmitri Voronkov and Mathieu Olivier scored 32 seconds apart in the second period, and Adam Fantilli added an empty-netter.

Elvis Merzlikins made 43 stops to help Columbus beat Detroit for the second time in three days and win its fourth straight.

Alex DeBrincat scored twice to extend his point streak to nine games. Patrick Kane added a goal, and Cam Talbot made 16 stops for Detroit, which snapped a five-game road win streak and clings to the second wild-card spot.

The 43rd outdoor game in league history was Columbus’ first and played before a crowd of 94,751 at Ohio Stadium.

Takeaways Detroit: The Red Wings took early control of the puck, outshooting Columbus 14-6 in the first period but fell behind in the second. Despite dominating the third period, they had no answer for Columbus’ late goals.

Columbus: With a game-time temperature of 29.4 degrees and gusts up to 18 mph, Columbus took time to warm up before scoring three second-period goals. The Blue Jackets stayed calm and overcame Detroit’s third-period surge.

Key moment DeBrincat pulled Detroit even from a two-goal deficit with 3:24 left, but Danforth responded just over a minute later. Fantilli added an insurance empty-netter with 1:08 left.

Key stat The 2025 Stadium Series marked the third outdoor game in NHL history involving teams tied in points entering play but the first featuring two teams tied for the same playoff spot after the season’s midpoint. It was the first time since April 13, 2014, that Detroit and Columbus were both in a playoff position this late in the season.

Up next Both teams return to action Tuesday, with the Red Wings hosting Carolina and the Blue Jackets visiting Tampa Bay.

Regular Season Series

CBJ win series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:31 Denton Mateychuk Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (6), James van Riemsdyk (15)
Goal 2nd Period 13:06 Alex DeBrincat Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Patrick Kane (22), Moritz Seider (31)
Goal 2nd Period 17:23 Dmitri Voronkov Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (22), Zach Werenski (45)
Goal 2nd Period 17:55 Mathieu Olivier Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Justin Danforth (8)
Goal 3rd Period 3:34 Patrick Kane Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Edvinsson (17), Albert Johansson (6)
Goal 3rd Period 16:36 Alex DeBrincat Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Gustafsson (15), Patrick Kane (23)
Goal 3rd Period 17:43 Justin Danforth Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Aston-Reese (10), Ivan Provorov (21)
Goal 3rd Period 18:52 Adam Fantilli Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (46), Boone Jenner (7)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 22
31 Hits 25
5 Takeaways 7
46 Shots 21
1 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
50.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 29
49.1 Faceoff Win Percent 50.9
17 Giveaways 20
1 Total Penalties 2
2 Penalty Minutes 4
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Owen Sillinger, C Out Mar 18
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Elmer Soderblom, LW Day-To-Day Apr 3
Petr Mrazek, G Out Apr 3
Erik Gustafsson, D Out Mar 21

Game Information

Venue: Ohio Stadium

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 94,751 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 26 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 40 29 86 6
Montreal 36 30 81 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 37 69 9

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 30 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 71 11
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
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