Justin Danforth scored with 2:17 remaining to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over Detroit 5-3 on Saturday night in the Stadium Series, leapfrogging the Red Wings to take sole possession of the first Eastern Conference wild-card spot.
Justin Danforth scored off his own rebound at 17:43 of the third period, Elvis Merzlikins made 43 saves, and the Blue Jackets defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in front of 94,751
Blue Jackets forward Justin Danforth, who scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period of a 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, said he still had unanswered text messages from all over the hockey world that he needed to return.
Detroit dropped a second game in a row to Columbus, this time outdoors at Ohio Stadium, making its path to the playoffs even tougher.
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