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Red Wings 7 Blue Jackets 2 October 4, 2020

Posted on October 14, 2020 at 08:32 PM.

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The Detroit Red Wings opened the 2020-21 season with a dominating 7-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Little Ceasars Arena. Bobby Ryan had a hat trick in his Red Wings debut. Anthony Mantha, Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Luke Glendening also scored for the Wings.

Detroit opened the scoring just 42 seconds into the game when Mantha took a Larkin pass, and walked in on Columbus goaltender Elvis Merzlikins, and beat him clean. Dylan Larkin made it 2-0 less than a minute later, when he converted a cross crease pass from Tyler Bertuzzi. Bobby Ryan scored a pair of goals a minute and five seconds apart, making it 4-0 at the end of one period. Filip Zadina assisted on both goals.

Thomas Greiss stopped 18 of 20 shots for his first win as a Red Wing.

The Red Wings will head out west for a pair of games Wednesday and Thursday against the LA Kings, and Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier is expected to start Wednesday in LA, with Greiss likely back between the pipes on Thursday against the Ducks.

Oct 4, 2020	1	2	3	F
CBJ (0-1-0)	0	0	2	2
DET (1-0-0)	5	2	0	7

Three Stars
	B. Ryan 3 Goals (3)
	T. Bertuzzi Goal (1), Assist
	A. Mantha Goal (1), Assist

Team Stats Comparison
	CBJ	DET
Shots on Goal	20	20
Hits	13	7
Faceoffs Won-Lost	7	27
Penalty Minutes	2:00	4:00
Power Plays Converted	0	0
Power Play Opportunities	2	1
Time on Attack	6:05	3:47

Scoring Summary
FIRST PERIOD
DET	00:42 A. Mantha (1) (D. Larkin, J. Merrill)
DET	01:29 D. Larkin (1) (T. Bertuzzi, A. Mantha)
DET	15:17 T. Bertuzzi (1) (Unassisted)
DET	16:44 B. Ryan (1) (F. Zadina)
DET	17:49 B. Ryan (2) (F. Zadina, M. Staal)
SECOND PERIOD
DET	08:44 B. Ryan (3) (D. Helm)
DET	09:41 L. Glendening (1) (D. Helm, F. Nielsen)
THIRD PERIOD
CBJ	02:36 N. Foligno (1) (A. Texier, B. Jenner)
CBJ	11:00 M. Domi (1) (M. Koivu, C. Atkinson)