Justin Faulk nets two but Detroit Red Wings stung late in SO loss
Detroit Red Wings score: Defenseman Justin Faulk, picked up at the trade deadline, scored 2, but the Wings gave up a tying goal in the final minute.
There wasn't much to separate the teams, r eflecting the positions in the standings with a week to go in the season and a spot in the playoffs on the line. The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets – both coming into the game with 88 points – played each other tight, at times looking afraid to make a mistake. Both teams played with a lead, but not for long, on Tuesday, April 7, at Little Caesars Arena.
The Wings had a lead going into the final minute of regulation, but gave up a goal with 17 seconds to go to send the game past regulation. The Wings had seven shots on net in overtime to three from the Blue Jackets, but the game ended up being settled in a shootout, where the Blue Jackets prevailed, 4-3 when Zach Werenski ended it. The Wings (40-29-9) reached 89 points.
More: Detroit Red Wings' Patrick Kane on penalty: 'Worst feeling of career' Playoff picture There were a couple other teams in action that are battling for positioning right around the Wings in the standings. The Philadelphia Flyers (92 points, four games left) beat the New Jersey Devils,. The Ottawa Senators (92 points, four games left) beat the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Senators also reached 35 regulation victories, claiming that tiebreaker on the Wings. The New York Islanders (89 points, four games left) were idle. Good response The Blue Jackets scored 2:06 into the first period.