Columbus Blue Jackets vs Detroit Red Wings

Preseason · Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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4–2

Final

SOG 22–33

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Game summary

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Blue Jackets 33-22.

Goals came from Charlie Coyle, Valeri Nichushkin, Jack Williams, Ben Chiarot, Michael Rasmussen and Cole Sillinger.

Jet Greaves made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; John Gibson stopped 18 of 21.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CBJ	2	1	1	4	22
DET	0	0	2	2	33

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Charlie Coyle (1)Kirill Marchenko (1), Zach Werenski (1)Copp 1:02 into shift1–014:40 CBJ · PPG
Valeri Nichushkin (2)Charlie Coyle (2)2–018:44 CBJ

2nd period

Jack Williams (1)Ryan Lomberg (1), Denton Mateychuk (1)3–003:55 CBJ

3rd period

Ben Chiarot (1)Marco Kasper (1)3–106:39 DET
Michael Rasmussen (1)Marco Kasper (2), Ben Chiarot (3)3–214:19 DET
Cole Sillinger (1)Valeri Nichushkin (1), Sean Monahan (1)4–219:49 CBJ · EN

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:02

1–0 · 1st 14:40 · Coyle. Copp was 1:02 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCBJ on iceDET on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 CBJ

1st 14:40 · PP · Coyle

Long shift: Copp 1:02

Long shiftCopp 1:02

2–0 CBJ

1st 18:44 · Nichushkin

DeBrincat 0:41

NormalDeBrincat 0:41

3–0 CBJ

2nd 3:55 · Williams

Chiarot 0:27

Fresh legsChiarot 0:27

3–1 DET

3rd 6:39 · Chiarot

Werenski 0:03

Fresh legsWerenski 0:03

3–2 DET

3rd 14:19 · Rasmussen

Johnson 0:15

Fresh legsJohnson 0:15

4–2 CBJ

3rd 19:49 · EN · Sillinger

Copp 1:59

Empty netCopp 1:59

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

CBJDET

22Shots on goal33

58%Faceoff %42%

1/2Power play0/4

12Penalty minutes8

17Hits22

26Blocked shots10

16Giveaways11

8Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 14:26Justin Faulk · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 14:54Sean Monahan · slashing2 min
1st 19:27Jake Christiansen · interference2 min
2nd 05:01Anton Johansson · roughing2 min
2nd 05:01Conor Garland · roughing2 min
2nd 08:09Erik Gudbranson · cross checking2 min
2nd 10:06Nate Danielson · holding2 min
3rd 04:22Carson Soucy · cross checking2 min
3rd 04:22Carson Soucy · roughing2 min
3rd 04:22Lucas Raymond · roughing2 min

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

3Charlie CoyleC	1	1	2	+1	2	0	1	0	60	18:03
43Valeri NichushkinR	1	1	2	+2	5	0	0	0	–	17:23
4Cole SillingerC	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	55	17:40
23Sean MonahanC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	2	50	16:15
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	–	14:03
92Jack WilliamsR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	100	09:13
94Ryan LombergL	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	–	11:14
5Denton MateychukD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0	–	23:11
8Zach WerenskiD	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	–	23:03
24Mathieu OlivierR	0	0	0	+1	1	3	0	0	–	14:00
58Danton HeinenL	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	14:25
83Conor GarlandR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	13:38
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	–	13:48
93Luca Del Bel BelluzC	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	50	10:40
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	11:26
7Carson SoucyD	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	–	16:20
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	–	26:04
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	2	–	19:34

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Pheonix CopleyG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
73Jet GreavesG	W	33	31	2	.939	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters

92Marco KasperC	0	2	2	+1	3	3	1	0	46	15:26
8Ben ChiarotD	1	1	2	+1	2	2	1	0	–	18:13
27Michael RasmussenC	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	100	17:02
18Andrew CoppC	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	47	20:28
23Lucas RaymondL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	–	18:44
28Michael Brandsegg-NygårdR	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	13:00
29Nate DanielsonC	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	40	12:20
33Viktor ArvidssonL	0	0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	–	16:41
34Carter MazurL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	09:52
37J.T. CompherL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	14	12:34
55Keegan KolesarR	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	–	12:19
58Emmitt FinnieC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	16:34
93Alex DeBrincatR	0	0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	100	19:20
20Albert JohanssonD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	17:31
42Anton JohanssonD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	–	14:56
44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	20:21
53Moritz SeiderD	0	0	0	-2	7	2	2	0	–	25:33
72Justin FaulkD	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	–	16:41

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32Carter GylanderG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
36John GibsonG	L	21	18	3	.857	58:11