Columbus took this one 4-2 in Detroit, and the work was essentially done before the second intermission. The Blue Jackets scored the game's first three goals and led 0-3 after 40 minutes, then had just enough left to hold off a late Detroit push in regulation.
Charlie Coyle opened it at 15 minutes off a Kirill Marchenko feed, and Valeri Nichushkin made it 0-2 at 19 with Coyle returning the favor. Jack Williams pushed it to 0-3 at 24 from Denton Mateychuk, and Detroit's response came only in the third: Ben Chiarot at 47 and Michael Rasmussen at 55, both set up by Marco Kasper, before Cole Sillinger closed it at 60 off a Sean Monahan assist for 2-4.
Kasper was the most productive Red Wing with two assists on the third-period comeback attempt; Coyle finished with a goal and an assist for Columbus. The difference was the front end of the game — Columbus scored two in the first and one in the second, while Detroit didn't get on the board until the third.