My god.
Say that in your best John Tortorella voice. It makes it better.
The Blue Jackets, in their wildest, weirdest and ugliest win of the season, got two points with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE JACKETS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| RED WINGS | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
They had a 3-0 lead, a 5-1 lead, then saw the lead trimmed to 5-4 and 6-5 before finally putting it away in the third period.
Artemi Panarin and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had three points, with Dubois picking up a pair goals. Five players had at least two points, while Sergei Bobrovsky started strong and was shaky toward the end while his teammates put up seven.
What a bizarre, mistake-ridden game this was.
The Blue Jackets were dominant in the first period, racing out to a 3-0 lead on goals from Dubois, Anderson and Panarin (who snapped a 12-game goalless drought with a power play tally). Columbus was all over Jimmy Howard and chased him after the first period, but it likely wasn't a performance pull, as they dominated Detroit in all three zones.
In the second period, Detroit punched back and the Blue Jackets kind of punched themselves. David Savard gifted a goal to the Red Wings on an exit-pass turnover and a careless offensive zone penalty led to a power play goal that cut the Jackets' lead to 5-3.
Injury Update
None to report. Oliver Bjorkstrand was a healthy scratch for the fourth straight game.
Next Up
The Blue Jackets head back home to face the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night at Nationwide Arena.
