For the first 20-plus minutes, the Blue Jackets were able to keep their heads above the water. But once the Detroit Red Wings started to build momentum, the Jackets couldn't do anything to do stop it.
If anything, they helped the Red Wings maintain that momentum as they continually turned the puck over, giving Detroit dangerous scoring chances time and time again.
The Jackets trailed 1-0 after the first period, but shots on goal were nearly even at 13-12 in favor of the Red Wings. Forty-three seconds into the second period, Boone Jenner brought the puck up the ice, dangled around a defender as he crossed through the faceoff circle and slipped a pass across the crease to Emil Bemstrom, who was on the back post for the finish.