TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN — Day two wasn’t nearly as fun for the Blue Jackets.
After steamrolling the St. Louis Blues 7-1 to start the Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament on Thursday, the Jackets stumbled Friday in a 5-2 loss at Centre Ice Arena to the host Detroit Red Wings.
Kent Johnson and Kirill Marchenko kept pace, each scoring a goal and Johnson adding an assist, but the rest of the Columbus roster struggled against a Red Wings team bolstered by highly-regarded defensemen. Detroit was also paced offensively by a four-goal game from Riley Piercey, a free-agent forward from the Ontario Hockey League’s Flint Firebirds.