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Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 40-30-12
at Detroit Red Wings 3 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 1 0 1 4
Detroit Red Wings 1 1 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 15 8 3 0 35
Detroit Red Wings 9 12 9 7 0 37

Three stars

  1. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. J. Faulk, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
  3. A. Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Danton Heinen (6) Mason Marchment (24) Even strength CBJ 1, DET 0
1st 10:27 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (31) Patrick Kane (38), Moritz Seider (46) Power play CBJ 1, DET 1
2nd 06:27 Detroit Red Wings Justin Faulk (13) Dylan Larkin (30), Ben Chiarot (8) Even strength CBJ 1, DET 2
2nd 10:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski (22) Denton Mateychuk (18), Jet Greaves (1) Power play CBJ 2, DET 2
3rd 15:14 Detroit Red Wings Justin Faulk (14) Alex DeBrincat (43), Andrew Copp (34) Even strength CBJ 2, DET 3
3rd 19:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (23) Zach Werenski (58), Kirill Marchenko (39) Even strength CBJ 3, DET 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond Saved
1 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson Goal
2 Detroit Red Wings Patrick Kane Goal
2 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko Saved
3 Detroit Red Wings Alex DeBrincat Goal
3 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle Goal
4 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Saved
4 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Saved
5 Detroit Red Wings James van Riemsdyk Saved
5 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 35 37
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 20 26
Blocked shots 23 25
Giveaways 15 14
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 34/63 (54%) 29/63 (46%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 54.5% 22:18
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 15:35
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 07:54
17 M. Marchment L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 2 0 19:43
19 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 58.3% 25:08
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 06:51
23 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 52.9% 15:37
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 2 0 40% 15:58
43 D. Heinen L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 13:19
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 100% 16:34
86 K. Marchenko R 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 24:49
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:24
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 05:47
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:08
8 Z. Werenski D 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 5 1 33:26
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 23:49
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:15
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:36
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 37 34 3 .919 63:58 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 47.4% 17:33
21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 06:40
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 20:33
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 28.6% 07:57
34 C. Mazur L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 06:55
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 63.6% 19:34
57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 -2 4 0 1 2 0 13:52
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 8 0 0 16:32
71 D. Larkin C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 4 0 1 50% 23:20
88 P. Kane R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:48
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 15:06
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 2 0 0 17:54
8 B. Chiarot D 0 1 1 +1 4 2 2 3 0 22:24
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 12:38
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 09:34
53 M. Seider D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 8 0 29:33
72 J. Faulk D 2 0 2 +2 0 6 0 1 0 23:40
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 26:49
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 35 32 3 .914 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:36 Columbus Blue Jackets Conor Garland Interference 2
2nd 09:21 Detroit Red Wings David Perron Hooking 2
2nd 16:29 Detroit Red Wings David Perron Cross checking 2
3rd 10:22 Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot High sticking 2
3rd 10:22 Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot High sticking 2
3rd 12:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Ivan Provorov Interference 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Chris Rooney, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Jonathan Deschamps
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Zachary Aston-Reese, Egor Zamula, Dmitri Voronkov, Luca Del Bel Belluz
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Travis Hamonic, Mason Appleton, Dominik Shine, Jacob Bernard-Docker

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 7

Matchup Status Details
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page

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