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
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1st Period
No Goals Scored
2nd PeriodDETCBJ
5:31Denton Mateychuk (3)
Assists: Boone Jenner (6), James van Riemsdyk (15)
01
13:06Alex DeBrincat (28) (Power Play)
Assists: Patrick Kane (22), Moritz Seider (31)
11
17:23Dmitri Voronkov (20) (Power Play)
Assists: Kent Johnson (22), Zach Werenski (45)
12
17:55Mathieu Olivier (12)
Assists: Justin Danforth (8)
13
3rd PeriodDETCBJ
3:34Patrick Kane (15)
Assists: Simon Edvinsson (17), Albert Johansson (6)
23
16:36Alex DeBrincat (29)
Assists: Erik Gustafsson (15), Patrick Kane (23)
33
17:43Justin Danforth (6)
Assists: Zachary Aston-Reese (10), Ivan Provorov (21)
34
18:52Adam Fantilli (18) (Empty Net)
Assists: Zach Werenski (46), Boone Jenner (7)
35

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • 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
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