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Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Preseason Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–2 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 2-3-0
at Detroit Red Wings 2 2-3-2

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 1 1 4
Detroit Red Wings 0 0 2 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 5 9 22
Detroit Red Wings 12 10 11 33

Three stars

  1. C. Coyle, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. B. Chiarot, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Williams, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:40 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle (1) Kirill Marchenko (1), Zach Werenski (1) Power play CBJ 1, DET 0
1st 18:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Valeri Nichushkin (2) Charlie Coyle (2) Even strength CBJ 2, DET 0
2nd 03:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Williams (1) Ryan Lomberg (1), Denton Mateychuk (1) Even strength CBJ 3, DET 0
3rd 06:39 Detroit Red Wings Ben Chiarot (1) Marco Kasper (1) Even strength CBJ 3, DET 1
3rd 14:19 Detroit Red Wings Michael Rasmussen (1) Marco Kasper (2), Ben Chiarot (3) Even strength CBJ 3, DET 2
3rd 19:49 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (1) Valeri Nichushkin (1), Sean Monahan (1) Even strength, Empty net CBJ 4, DET 2

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 22 33
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 17 22
Blocked shots 26 10
Giveaways 16 11
Takeaways 8 4
Faceoffs won 31/53 (58.5%) 22/53 (41.5%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 60% 18:03
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 54.5% 17:40
23 S. Monahan C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 50% 16:15
24 M. Olivier R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 14:00
43 V. Nichushkin R 1 1 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 17:23
58 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:25
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:38
86 K. Marchenko R 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 0 0 14:03
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 13:48
92 J. Williams R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 09:13
93 L. Del Bel Belluz C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 50% 10:40
94 R. Lomberg L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 0 11:14
2 J. Christiansen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11:26
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 4 0 23:11
7 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 3 0 16:20
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 2 0 23:03
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 26:04
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 19:34
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 33 31 2 .939 60:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 47.4% 20:28
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 18:44
27 M. Rasmussen C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 100% 17:02
28 M. Brandsegg-Nygård R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 13:00
29 N. Danielson C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 40% 12:20
33 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 16:41
34 C. Mazur L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:52
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 14.3% 12:34
55 K. Kolesar R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 1 0 12:19
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:34
92 M. Kasper C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 3 1 0 46.2% 15:26
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 100% 19:20
8 B. Chiarot D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 1 0 18:13
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:31
42 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 14:56
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 20:21
53 M. Seider D 0 0 0 -2 0 7 2 2 0 25:33
72 J. Faulk D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 16:41
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 21 18 3 .857 58:11 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:26 Detroit Red Wings Justin Faulk Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 14:54 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan Slashing 2
1st 19:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Christiansen Interference 2
2nd 05:01 Detroit Red Wings Anton Johansson Roughing 2
2nd 05:01 Columbus Blue Jackets Conor Garland Roughing 2
2nd 08:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Cross checking 2
2nd 10:06 Detroit Red Wings Nate Danielson Holding 2
3rd 04:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Carson Soucy Cross checking 2
3rd 04:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Carson Soucy Roughing 2
3rd 04:22 Detroit Red Wings Lucas Raymond Roughing 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Brandon Blandina, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Tyson Baker
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Cam Talbot, Damon Severson, Peter Quenneville, Miles Wood, Elvis Merzlikins, Dante Fabbro, Isac Lundeström, Dmitri Voronkov, Mikael Pyyhtia, Nikolai Makarov, Roman Ahcan, Kirill Dolzhenkov, James Fisher, Riley Bezeau, Adam Fantilli, Andrew Strathmann, William Whitelaw, Tate Singleton, Melvin Strahl, Cayden Lindstrom, Tanner Henricks, Luke Ashton, Malte Vass, Jackson Smith, Caleb MacDonald, Pyotr Andreyanov, Owen Griffin, Victor Hedin Raftheim, Jeremy Loranger, Jonas Woo, Alessandro Di Iorio, Oscar Hemming, Filip Novak, Evan Jardine, Parker Snell, Anttoni Uronen, Vladimir Provorov, Craig Armstrong, Joby Baumuller, Teddy Spitznagel
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Dylan Larkin, Andreas Englund, Alexander Kadeykin, Mason Appleton, Daniil Tarasov, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Jacob Truscott, William Wallinder, Chase Stillman, Simon Edvinsson, Brennan Ali, Owen Mehlenbacher, Brady Cleveland, Larry Keenan, Jack Phelan, Kevin Bicker, Rudy Guimond, Max Plante, John Whipple, Charlie Forslund, Austin Baker, Fisher Scott, Carter Bear, Michal Pradel, Michal Svrcek, Brent Solomon, Nikita Tyurin, Will Murphy, Grayden Robertson-Palmer, Beckham Edwards, JP Hurlbert, Michal Orsulak, Victor Plante, Adam Levac, Luka Arkko, Myles Brosnan, Salvatore Viviano

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final/2OT Preseason Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Preseason Game page

Other NHL games on Sep 26

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Preseason Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Preseason Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Preseason Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at Utah Mammoth 2 Final Preseason Game page
Washington Capitals 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Preseason Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 2 Final/2OT Preseason Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Preseason Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Preseason Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Preseason Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Preseason Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Preseason Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Preseason Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 2 Final Preseason Game page

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