Red Wings battle back but fall to Kraken in overtime, 5-4
The Red Wings overcame a rotten start, battling back from a two-goal first period deficit to send the game to overtime. The Red Wings on Wednesday dealt defenseman Filip Hronek to Vancouver for first- and second-round picks. The Red Wings killed a holding penalty on Gustav Lindstrom in the final five minutes of regulation to keep the game tied. The Red Wings had a much better second period, outscoring the Kraken 2-1 to tie it at 4-4. The loose defense that plagued the Red Wings in Ottawa carried over into the first period Thursday as Seattle scored three times.
mlive.comCrosby's late goal lifts Penguins over Blue Jackets 3-2
Sidney Crosby scored with 2:14 left to rally Pittsburgh over the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 Sunday night and bolster their hold on second place in the Metropolitan Division. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, Chad Ruhwedel also scored, and Bryan Rust added two assists in Pittsburgh’s second straight win. Casey DeSmith stopped 32 shots to improve to 3-0 against Columbus.
news.yahoo.comRed Wings drop season finale in overtime but avoid last place
Maxi Domi scored with 21 seconds remaining in overtime Saturday to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 at Nationwide Arena in the season finale for both teams. The teams finished tied with 48 points but the Red Wings (19-27-10), based on more regulation wins (16-12) wind up seventh and the Blue Jackets (18-26-12) in last place. Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist while Danny DeKeyser, Sam Gagner and Valtteri Filppula also scored for the Red Wings. The Red Wings twice tied it in the third period. The Red Wings regained the lead on DeKeyser’s second goal in as many games, his fourth of the season, at 11:55 of the second.
mlive.comBlue Jackets hold on, defeat Red Wings 3-2 for their 1st win
“We’ve been more dangerously offensively the last two games, but we’ve given up too much," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. Texier's wraparound goal 5:10 into the final period put the Blue Jackets ahead for the first time. The Red Wings pulled Greiss with a few minutes left to add an extra skater. He had 65 goals and 93 assists over his first three seasons with the Blue Jackets. Mikko Koivu has not made his Blue Jackets debut because the 37-year-old center, who had spent his entire career in Minnesota, had to miss a third straight game.
Red Wings Fall 3-2 To The Blue Jackets
Alexandre Texier and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored 1:16 apart early in the third period to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a two-goal lead and they held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Monday. “We’ve been more dangerously offensively the last two games, but we’ve given up too much,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. Texier’s wraparound goal 5:10 into the final period put the Blue Jackets ahead for the first time. The Red Wings pulled Greiss with a few minutes left to add an extra skater. He had 65 goals and 93 assists over his first three seasons with the Blue Jackets.
detroit.cbslocal.comLightning outlast Blue Jackets 3-2 in 5 OT thriller
TORONTO, ONT Brayden Point scored 10:27 into the fifth overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Tuesday in the fourth-longest game in Stanley Cup playoff history. Point scored from just above the left circle, beating Joonas Korpisalo after the goaltender made an NHL-record 85 saves. Point also scored way back in the first period of Game 1 of the best-of-seven series. The teams combined for 151 shots most in a NHL game since the league began officially tracking the statistic in 1955-56. Its tiring for sure but then it gets fun at some point," Point said.
Maple Leafs shut out Blue Jackets 3-0 to even playoff series
TORONTO, ONT Auston Matthews and John Tavares scored and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday to even their best-of-five qualifying series at one game. Five Leafs power plays helped keep the Blue Jackets on their heels. Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno was just as disappointed. ... Blue Jackets D Dean Kukan left the bench for observation in the first period after a big hit by Toronto's Kyle Clifford but returned later in the period. That also was the first playoff shutout in Blue Jackets history.
Red Wings Lose 5-4, Give Up 3 In The 3rd
The teams traded goals later in the period, but the Jackets held on for a 5-4 victory and a season-high three-game winning streak. Alexandre Texier, Cam Atkinson and Eric Robinson also scored for the Blue Jackets, and Joonas Korpisalo made 22 saves. Texier got the Blue Jackets on the board 5:37 into the first when he batted his own rebound from in front. Forty-four seconds later, Glendening put the Red Wings ahead 3-2 with a short-handed goal on an odd-man breakaway after the Blue Jackets turned over the puck at the blue line. Blue Jackets captain Nick Foligno said he could tell it was going to be a big third period.
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