Red Wings 5–4 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2025)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Alex DeBrincat

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 14:24 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

James van Riemsdyk

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 13:00 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Zach Werenski

1 G, 2 A

8 shots · 26:16 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 James van Riemsdyk PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:42

Assists: Cole Sillinger, Ivan Provorov · beat Cam Talbot

0–1

🐙 Patrick Kane Tying 1st · 06:55

Assists: Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–1

🐙 Erik Gustafsson Go-ahead 1st · 14:39

Assists: Justin Holl · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–1

🐙 Alex DeBrincat PP 1st · 17:09

Assists: Moritz Seider, Dylan Larkin · beat Elvis Merzlikins

3–1

2nd period

🧥 Zach Werenski 2nd · 11:09

Unassisted · beat Cam Talbot

3–2

🧥 Sean Monahan Tying 2nd · 18:40

Assists: James van Riemsdyk, Zach Werenski · beat Cam Talbot

3–3

3rd period

🐙 Dylan Larkin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 04:54

Assists: Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane · beat Elvis Merzlikins

4–3

🧥 James van Riemsdyk Tying 3rd · 17:19

Assists: Adam Fantilli, Zach Werenski · beat Cam Talbot

4–4

🐙 Jonatan Berggren Go-ahead 3rd · 19:24

Assists: Tyler Motte, Ben Chiarot · beat Elvis Merzlikins

5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐙Red Wings

L1 Raymond · Larkin · Veleno 17:26

L2 Compher · Berggren · Kane 15:19

L3 Copp · Tarasenko · DeBrincat 14:24

L4 Motte · Rasmussen · Kasper 11:12

D1 Seider · Chiarot 25:04

D2 Edvinsson · Petry 18:54

D3 Holl · Gustafsson 14:38

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Voronkov · Monahan · Marchenko 21:27

L2 Sillinger · Johnson · Olivier 17:39

L3 van Riemsdyk · Aston-Reese · Fantilli 15:37

L4 Pyyhtia · Kuraly 9:16

D1 Provorov · Werenski 26:28

D2 Fabbro · Mateychuk 19:46

D3 Severson · Johnson 10:49

D4 Christiansen 3:05

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET CBJ🧥

26 Shots on goal 25

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

16 Hits 18

15 Blocked shots 18

7 Takeaways 4

15 Giveaways 11

4 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 19.2% (5/26) CBJ shooting 16.0% (4/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Cam Talbot

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 59:35 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

21/26

.808 SV% · 5 GA · 59:26 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

DET CBJ

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Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 2-2-2 (33% win rate, 6 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Mar 192024 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 3–4 OT Nov 112023 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 4–5 Oct 162023 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 4–0 Jan 142023 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 4–3 Dec 42022 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 4–2

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Who won Red Wings vs Blue Jackets on January 2, 2025?

Red Wings won 5–4. The final score was Red Wings 5, Blue Jackets 4.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Erik Gustafsson, Jonatan Berggren, Patrick Kane.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

James van Riemsdyk (2), Sean Monahan, Zach Werenski.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves on 26 shots (.808 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Blue Jackets season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 31 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 2–4 AfterJan 4 🐙DET @ ✈️WPG 4–2

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 31 🌪️CAR @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 AfterJan 4 🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ 4–6

Also on January 2

🐻BOS 1–2 🗽NYR 🌲MIN 4–3 🦅WSH 🌪️CAR 3–1 🐆FLA 🍁TOR 2–1 🏝️NYI 🦆ANA 4–3 ✈️WPG 🏛️OTT 2–4 ⭐DAL 🏒UTA 5–3 🔥CGY ⚔️BUF 5–6 🏔️COL

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