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Detroit Red Wings vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Thursday, December 4, 2025 · Nationwide Arena

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5–6

Final/SO

SOG 33–32

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-5 in a shootout on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Nationwide Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Blue Jackets 33-32.

Adam Fantilli scored twice. Ivan Provorov, Dylan Larkin, Kirill Marchenko, Kent Johnson, Lucas Raymond, James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat also scored.

Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves on 33 shots for the win; Cam Talbot stopped 27 of 32.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTSOTSOG
Detroit Red WingsDET03200533
Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ13101632

Three stars

  1. ★1st starAdam FantilliCBJ · 2G 0A
  2. ★2nd starZach WerenskiCBJ · 0G 3A
  3. ★3rd starKirill MarchenkoCBJ · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

SO period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:57

2–3 · 2nd 9:08 · Raymond. Provorov was 1:57 into his shift when it went in.

GoalDET on iceCBJ on ice

0–1 CBJ

1st 17:55 · Provorov

van Riemsdyk 0:42

1–1 DET

2nd 1:09 · PP · Larkin

Long shift: Coyle 1:09

1–2 CBJ

2nd 5:18 · PP · Marchenko

Compher 0:12

1–3 CBJ

2nd 7:11 · Johnson

Long shift: Kasper 1:07

2–3 DET

2nd 9:08 · PP · Raymond

Stuck out there: Provorov 1:57

3–3 DET

2nd 10:20 · PP · van Riemsdyk

Long shift: Werenski 1:12

3–4 CBJ

2nd 13:50 · PP · Fantilli

Chiarot 0:25

4–4 DET

3rd 9:35 · Kane

Long shift: Fabbro 1:13

5–4 DET

3rd 11:38 · DeBrincat

Sillinger 0:23

5–5 CBJ

3rd 18:29 · Fantilli

Chiarot 0:09

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

DETCBJ
33Shots on goal32
45%Faceoff %55%
3/5Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes10
15Hits24
21Blocked shots11
15Giveaways14
5Takeaways6

Penalties

  • 1st 02:36Brendan Smith · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 00:38Ivan Provorov · delaying game2 min
  • 2nd 05:06Axel Sandin-Pellikka · holding2 min
  • 2nd 07:52Dmitri Voronkov · high sticking double minor4 min
  • 2nd 13:25Elmer Soderblom · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 19:35Dmitri Voronkov · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 03:10Moritz Seider · high sticking2 min

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