Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Navy Federal Credit Union Stadium Series

30-24-6, 14-11-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Red Wings DET	0	1	2	3
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	3	2	5

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30-22-8, 20-6-4 Home

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

— Justin Danforth scored with 2:17 remaining to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over Detroit 5-3 on Saturday night in the Stadium Series, leapfrogging the Red Wings to take sole possession of the first Eastern Conference wild-card spot.

Mar 2, 2025, 02:42 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Red Wings	0	1	2	3
	Blue Jackets	0	3	2	5

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period		DET	CBJ
5:31	Denton Mateychuk (3) Assists: Boone Jenner (6), James van Riemsdyk (15)	0	1
13:06	Alex DeBrincat (28) (Power Play) Assists: Patrick Kane (22), Moritz Seider (31)	1	1
17:23	Dmitri Voronkov (20) (Power Play) Assists: Kent Johnson (22), Zach Werenski (45)	1	2
17:55	Mathieu Olivier (12) Assists: Justin Danforth (8)	1	3

3rd Period		DET	CBJ
3:34	Patrick Kane (15) Assists: Simon Edvinsson (17), Albert Johansson (6)	2	3
16:36	Alex DeBrincat (29) Assists: Erik Gustafsson (15), Patrick Kane (23)	3	3
17:43	Justin Danforth (6) Assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (10), Ivan Provorov (21)	3	4
18:52	Adam Fantilli (18) (Empty Net) Assists: Zach Werenski (46), Boone Jenner (7)	3	5

Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Takeaway by Damon Severson
Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Zach Aston-Reese
Giveaway by Mathieu Olivier
Sean Kuraly hit Justin Holl
Dante Fabbro hit Jonatan Berggren
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Moritz Seider shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Lucas Raymond shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Denton Mateychuk
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Joe Veleno
Boone Jenner hit Elmer Soderblom
Mathieu Olivier hit Tyler Motte
Joseph LaBate hit Simon Edvinsson
Joseph LaBate hit Simon Edvinsson
Dmitri Voronkov hit Justin Holl
Jake Christiansen hit Patrick Kane
Adam Fantilli hit Ben Chiarot
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
James van Riemsdyk Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Joe Veleno
Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Takeaway by Dante Fabbro
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
Takeaway by Zach Werenski
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
James van Riemsdyk faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Takeaway by Kent Johnson
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Mathieu Olivier hit Joe Veleno
Justin Danforth hit Vladimir Tarasenko
Tyler Motte shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Left
Zach Werenski Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Boone Jenner faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Kent Johnson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Justin Danforth hit Simon Edvinsson
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Simon Edvinsson shot blocked by Kirill Marchenko
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
Justin Danforth hit Ben Chiarot
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Boone Jenner faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Boone Jenner Slap Shot Wide Right
Mathieu Olivier hit Simon Edvinsson
Zach Aston-Reese Tip-In saved by Cam Talbot
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Joe Veleno
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Joe Veleno
Joseph LaBate hit Moritz Seider
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Takeaway by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Wide Right
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Alex DeBrincat shot blocked by Kent Johnson
James van Riemsdyk Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Denton Mateychuk Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Boone Jenner (6), James van Riemsdyk (15)
Mathieu Olivier hit Elmer Soderblom
Albert Johansson shot blocked by Joseph LaBate
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Zach Werenski Slap Shot Short
J.T. Compher shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Jonatan Berggren shot blocked by Justin Danforth
Giveaway by Justin Danforth
Zach Aston-Reese hit Tyler Motte
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Dante Fabbro Interference against Alex DeBrincat
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Dmitri Voronkov hit Moritz Seider
Dylan Larkin shot blocked by Damon Severson
Mathieu Olivier faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Kirill Marchenko hit Lucas Raymond
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Takeaway by Kirill Marchenko
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Dmitri Voronkov Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (22), Zach Werenski (45)
Justin Danforth hit Justin Holl
Mathieu Olivier Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Justin Danforth (8)
Ben Chiarot shot blocked by Mikael Pyyhtia
Justin Danforth hit Erik Gustafsson
Justin Danforth hit Elmer Soderblom
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Joseph LaBate hit Simon Edvinsson
Justin Danforth Wrap-around saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Justin Danforth
Simon Edvinsson shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Kirill Marchenko High-sticking against Albert Johansson
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Dylan Larkin
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Dmitri Voronkov Backhand saved by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Boone Jenner Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Mathieu Olivier Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Sean Kuraly
Joseph LaBate Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Boone Jenner faceoff won against Joe Veleno
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Adam Fantilli Snap Shot Wide Left
J.T. Compher shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Dylan Larkin shot blocked by Dante Fabbro
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Zach Aston-Reese hit Lucas Raymond
Boone Jenner faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Moritz Seider shot blocked by Adam Fantilli
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Justin Danforth Snap Shot saved by Cam Talbot
Justin Danforth Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Zach Aston-Reese (10), Ivan Provorov (21)
Mathieu Olivier hit Lucas Raymond
Giveaway by Boone Jenner
Boone Jenner Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Adam Fantilli Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (46), Boone Jenner (7)
Justin Danforth faceoff won against J.T. Compher
Marco Kasper hit Dante Fabbro
Dylan Larkin hit Zach Werenski
Dylan Larkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Albert Johansson hit Denton Mateychuk
Icing
Tyler Motte faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Tyler Motte Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Tyler Motte
Marco Kasper Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Moritz Seider Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Larkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Larkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Puck in Crowd
Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot Wide Right
Dylan Larkin hit Dante Fabbro
Simon Edvinsson Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Dylan Larkin Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
J.T. Compher hit Jake Christiansen
Takeaway by Ben Chiarot
Giveaway by Ben Chiarot
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Joe Veleno
Goalie Stopped
Rink Repair
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Icing
Vladimir Tarasenko hit Dante Fabbro
Joe Veleno hit Justin Danforth
Christian Fischer hit Dante Fabbro
Icing
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Crowd
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Moritz Seider hit James van Riemsdyk
Elmer Soderblom Wrist Shot Wide Left
Elmer Soderblom hit Zach Aston-Reese
Ben Chiarot Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Kent Johnson shot blocked by Moritz Seider
Puck in Benches
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Mathieu Olivier
Christian Fischer Wrist Shot Wide Left
Justin Holl Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gustafsson hit Joseph LaBate
Giveaway by Tyler Motte
Icing
Patrick Kane Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Simon Edvinsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Goalie Stopped
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Puck in Crowd
Marco Kasper hit Zach Werenski
Giveaway by Cam Talbot
Giveaway by Moritz Seider
Giveaway by Ben Chiarot
Marco Kasper hit Zach Werenski
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Net Dislodged by Goaltender
Takeaway by J.T. Compher
Kent Johnson shot blocked by J.T. Compher
Goalie Stopped
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Vladimir Tarasenko
Puck in Benches
Joseph LaBate shot blocked by Joe Veleno
Giveaway by Ben Chiarot
Giveaway by Justin Holl
Lucas Raymond Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Patrick Kane Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Goalie Stopped
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Patrick Kane Tip-In Wide Left
Takeaway by Erik Gustafsson
Icing
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Puck in Netting
Marco Kasper Slap Shot Wide Right
Dylan Larkin Slap Shot Wide Left
Patrick Kane Tip-In Wide Right
Alex DeBrincat Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Elmer Soderblom hit Zach Werenski
Icing
Tyler Motte faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Tyler Motte Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Marco Kasper hit Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Albert Johansson
Dylan Larkin Wrap-around Wide Left
Dylan Larkin Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
J.T. Compher Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
TV Timeout
Giveaway by Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Patrick Kane (22), Moritz Seider (31)
Joe Veleno hit Jake Christiansen
Simon Edvinsson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Icing
Puck in Netting
Mikael Pyyhtia shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson
Puck in Crowd
Tyler Motte faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Ben Chiarot Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Moritz Seider Tripping against Kirill Marchenko
Justin Holl Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Moritz Seider
Albert Johansson hit Mikael Pyyhtia
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Marco Kasper
Giveaway by Lucas Raymond
Giveaway by Lucas Raymond
Marco Kasper hit Dante Fabbro
Patrick Kane Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Patrick Kane Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Alex DeBrincat Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
J.T. Compher Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Alex DeBrincat Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Goalie Stopped
Elmer Soderblom faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Joe Veleno Backhand saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Vladimir Tarasenko Deflected saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gustafsson Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Joe Veleno hit Ivan Provorov
Justin Danforth shot blocked by Justin Holl
Mathieu Olivier shot blocked by Joe Veleno
On-Ice Official
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Marco Kasper
Dylan Larkin hit Dante Fabbro
Marco Kasper hit Dmitri Voronkov
Takeaway by Dylan Larkin
Ben Chiarot hit Kirill Marchenko
Off-side
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Joseph LaBate
J.T. Compher Tip-In Wide Left
Albert Johansson Slap Shot Wide Left
Patrick Kane Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Simon Edvinsson (17), Albert Johansson (6)
Vladimir Tarasenko Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Jonatan Berggren Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Puck in Benches
Ben Chiarot hit Mathieu Olivier
Giveaway by Marco Kasper
Lucas Raymond hit Zach Aston-Reese
Takeaway by Albert Johansson
Albert Johansson Slap Shot Wide Right
Puck in Crowd
Moritz Seider Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Vladimir Tarasenko Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gustafsson Snap Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Lucas Raymond Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Albert Johansson
Puck in Netting
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
J.T. Compher Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Goalie Stopped
Joe Veleno faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Joe Veleno hit Denton Mateychuk
Albert Johansson Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Erik Gustafsson hit Mikael Pyyhtia
Moritz Seider hit Kirill Marchenko
Ben Chiarot hit Adam Fantilli
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by J.T. Compher
Moritz Seider hit Dmitri Voronkov
Off-side
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Moritz Seider
Zach Aston-Reese shot blocked by J.T. Compher
J.T. Compher Wrist Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Off-side
Joe Veleno Tip-In saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Puck in Benches
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Ben Chiarot
Objects on Ice
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dylan Larkin faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Dylan Larkin hit Zach Werenski
Off-side
Ben Chiarot Slap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Goalie Stopped
Icing
J.T. Compher faceoff won against Boone Jenner
Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Alex DeBrincat
Alex DeBrincat Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Gustafsson (15), Patrick Kane (23)
Dylan Larkin hit Dante Fabbro
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot saved by Elvis Merzlikins
Giveaway by Dylan Larkin
Icing
Off-side
Lucas Raymond Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Lucas Raymond
Off-side

RED WINGS

BLUE JACKETS

Regular Season Series

CBJ win 2-1

Red Wings
5
Blue Jackets
4

Game 1

3/1

Blue Jackets
5
Red Wings
2

Game 2

28/2

Red Wings
3
Blue Jackets
5

Game 3

1/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	11	14	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

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Detroit Red Wings @ Columbus Blue Jackets

Stars of the Game

Elvis MerzlikinsG - CBJ

Alex DeBrincatRW - DET

Justin DanforthRW - CBJ

Game Information

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

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

CBJ win 2-1

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2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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