Werenski caps Blue Jackets' rally for 5-3 win over Red Wings
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Zach Werenski scored the go-ahead goal with 1:19 remaining after Yegor Chinakhov tied it with his first NHL goal, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied past the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Monday night.
Boone Jenner added a goal and an assist, and Adam Boqvist and Alexandre Texier also scored for Columbus, which stopped a two-game skid.
Dylan Larkin, Michael Rasmussen and Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit.
The Blue Jackets trailed 2-0 in the second period and 3-2 in the third, but Chinakhov pulled Columbus even with 4:18 left. Jakub Voracek´s assist was his team-leading 12th and extended his point streak to six games.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 24 shots for the Blue Jackets.
Larkin put Detroit on the board first, catching Merzlikins out of position and burying a feed from Lucas Raymond on the stick side at 14:45 of the first. It was his seventh of the season and fourth in as many games.
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Adam Boqvist, left, watches his goal against Detroit Red Wings goalie Thomas Greiss, center, and defenseman Moritz Seider during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Rasmussen made it 2-0 early in the second period with his first goal since April 15 off a feed along the left board from Vladislav Namestnikov that slid past a seemingly surprised Merzlikins.
But the Blue Jackets, who came from behind in their last three wins, did it again.
Jenner made it 2-1 when he crashed the crease and tapped in the puck at 13:07 of the second period for his fifth point in the past six games.
Boqvist tied it less than two minutes later, going top shelf over Greiss´ right shoulder with the rebound of a shot by Chinakhov, his first goal since coming to the Blue Jackets from Chicago in an offseason trade.
Boqvist played for the first time since suffering a lower-body injury on Oct. 23.
Raymond took Tyler Bertuzzi's pass in front of Merzlikins and buried the puck with 6:29 left to put the Red Wings ahead for the last time.
Werenski's goal was his third of the season. Texier added an empty-netter with 2.5 seconds remaining.
Thomas Greiss stopped 33 shots for Detroit.
UP NEXT
Detroit visits Dallas on Tuesday.
Columbus visits Arizona on Thursday.
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Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner, left, controls the puck in front of Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Detroit Red Wings forward Vladislav Namestnikov, right, reaches for the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Andrew Peeke during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin, left, reaches for the puck in front of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Boone Jenner, center, and Red Wings defenseman Nick Leddy during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Bean, left, tries to pass the puck past Detroit Red Wings forward Pius Suter during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin, right, celebrates his goal against Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins, front left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin, front right, scores a goal past Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
