The Columbus Blue Jackets looked to build on an overtime victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. They had to work overtime again. But this time they fell short.
Alex DeBrincat scored in the extra session to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Blue Jackets on Saturday afternoon. That capped three unanswered goals from the Red Wings to end the game.
The story of this game was two different sides of the Blue Jackets showing themselves.
Summary of the game
With the early start it was a matter of which team got into the game first. Early on it was the Red Wings. Jet Greaves was by far the best Blue Jacket in the first 10 minutes of the game.
The Red Wings built a 9-3 lead. But then they were hit with penalty problems.
First, Travis Hamonic cut off Miles Wood. Then Ben Chiarot slid the puck over the glass. On the resulting 5-on-3 power play, Adam Fantilli continued his recent hot streak. He defeated Cam Talbot to make it 1-0.
The second period got off to a strange start for the Blue Jackets. A clearing attempt hit the linesman. Lucas Raymond was there to retrieve the puck and made a nice move to put the game just 36 seconds into the middle frame.
From that point on, the Blue Jackets continued their play and dictated the pace.
Just 18 seconds after Raymond’s goal, Miles Wood deflected Denton Matechuk’s shot to make it 2-1 Blue Jackets. Those were the only two goals of the second. But the Blue Jackets had the puck a lot and allowed very little to the Red Wings.
The third period started well for the Blue Jackets. After a great defensive play by Cole Sillinger, Zach Werenski scored in his hometown game to make it 3-1.
After a TV timeout midway through the third inning, the Red Wings made their push and managed to tie the game.
Firstly, it was Chiarot who found space to beat Greaves. Just two seconds after the Red Wings’ power play ended with Charlie Coyle in the box, Moritz Seider made it 3-3.
The Blue Jackets were able to settle down and reach overtime. That’s where DeBrincat went to work. He found space on Greaves’ short side after an attack on the wing. The comeback is complete.
Greaves took the loss in extra time after making 29 saves. Talbot was great at times, including a save on a Sean Monahan breakaway in the third that kept the game at 3-2. He finished with 30 saves.
The Blue Jackets end their road trip Monday night in Washington against the Capitals. The Red Wings also head to New Jersey to take on the Devils on Monday night.
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