The Blue Jackets continue giving wins and points away by losing leads in third periods, particularly the two-goal variety.
Despite Zach Werenski giving them a 3-1 lead at 8:38 of the third against the Detroit Red Wings on Nov. 22 at Little Caesar’s Arena, the Blue Jackets lost 4-3 on a goal by Alex DeBrincat 1:48 into overtime after coughing up their fifth two-goal lead in the first 22 games of the season.
The Red Wings (13-8-1) needed less than five minutes to overcome the Blue Jackets’ two-goal margin, tying it 3-3 on goals by defensemen Ben Chiarot with 9:37 left in the third and Moritz Seider with 6:35 to go, pulling his team even two seconds after a Detroit power play ended.
Blue Jackets center Sean Monahan was stopped cold on a short-handed breakaway by Red Wings goalie Cam Talbot (30 saves) during that power play, 40 seconds before Seider’s goal to tie it. Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves (29 saves) stopped Dylan Larkin 20 seconds into OT on a breakaway, but DeBrincat beat him to the short side 1:28 later to end it.
Adam Fantilli and Miles Wood scored the first two goals for the Blue Jackets (11-8-3). Lucas Raymond scored the first goal for the Red Wings. Fantilli gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead with 6:42 left in the first, scoring his seventh goal in the past eight games to cap a 5-on-3 power play after Detroit’s Travis Hamonic and Chiarot were penalized 22 seconds apart.
It rewarded Greaves for keeping the Red Wings from building a quick lead during an early push that gave Detroit a 10-4 edge in shots before Hamonic was called for cross-checking Miles Wood to start the sequence that led to Fantilli’s goal.
It stayed 1-0 starting the second, until Raymond tied it 1-1 for the Red Wings 54 seconds into the period. A Blue Jackets clearing attempt hit linesman Tyson Baker, dropped to the ice and Raymond scooped it to score off a backhand.
Wood put Columbus right back in the lead, though, making it 2-1 by getting his stick on Denton Mateychuk’s shot 18 seconds later for his sixth goal of the season. Those turned out to be the only goals in the second, sending it to the third in another tight finish for the Blue Jackets.
Blue Jackets reporter Brian Hedger can be reached at bhedger@dispatch.com and @BrianHedger.bsky.socia
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Detroit Red Wings top Columbus Blue Jackets in overtime
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