National Hockey League
Columbus 5, Detroit 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 21, 2019
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Referees: Brad Meier, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, David Brisebois
Attendance: 14417

Boone Jenner scored the go-ahead goal and the host Columbus Blue Jackets scored three third-period goals to get past the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Thursday.

Alexandre Texier, Cam Atkinson, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eric Robinson tallied the other goals for the Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo had 22 saves.

Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice and Filip Hronek and Luke Glendening collected the other goals for the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard made 32 saves.

It was 1-1 after the first period. Texier scored his third goal of the season during a scramble in front of the net at 5:37.

Bertuzzi wound up, waited and then finally fired away and scored Detroit's first goal at 12:06. His shot past a screened Korpisalo just snuck inside the post.

Early in the second period the Blue Jackets had a 5-on-3 advantage and Atkinson cashed in. Seth Jones passed the puck toward the post to Atkinson, who deposited it into a wide opening at 4:30.

Detroit also had a 5-on-3 advantage during the period but didn't get a shot off. But the Wings scored twice in 44 seconds in the final four minutes of the period. Hronek caught a break when he tried to pass the puck from the right circle to Robby Fabbri. It hit a defensemen's skate and skittered into the net.

Glendening scored the Wings' second shorthanded goal in as many games. Frans Nielsen stole the puck and passed it to Glendening at center ice. He got ahead of the defense and backhanded the puck by Korpisalo, putting the Wings up 3-2 into the final period.

With Fabbri in the penalty box for slashing, Bjorkstrand scored on a rebound from the slot at 7:40 of the third to tie the game.

Jenner scored his sixth of the season from a tough angle along the right side just over a minute later to put Columbus on top. Bjorkstrand got the primary assist.

The Blue Jackets took a two-goal lead at 13:49 after winning a faceoff in their own zone. Zach Werenski cleared the puck and Robinson found himself on a breakaway to notch his third goal this season.

Bertuzzi tipped in a Dennis Cholowski shot to make it 5-4 at 16:46, but Columbus held on.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Detroit   Columbus
Tyler Bertuzzi 2 Points Cam Atkinson 2
Tyler Bertuzzi 2 Goals Cam Atkinson 1
Andreas Athanasiou 2 Assists Seth Jones 2
N/A Power Play Goals Cam Atkinson 1
Luke Glendening 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Jimmy Howard .865 Save Percentage Joonas Korpisalo .846
Jimmy Howard 32 Saves Joonas Korpisalo 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Detroit 26 4 0-3 3-5 10 23
Columbus 37 5 2-5 3-3 6 26
Upcoming Games
  • Columbus will play their next game on the road against Winnipeg. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .385 after a loss.
  • Detroit will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .429 after a win and .235 after a loss.