Columbus, Ohio — It could have been real bad, the way the third period was trending and the way the Red Wings were letting Columbus back in the game.
The problem of the Wings’ unraveling has happened more than once this young season.
But give the Wings credit Tuesday, after seeing Columbus rally, the Wings reset themselves and pulled out an impressive 5-3 victory.
Tyler Bertuzzi scored his fifth goal at 16 minutes, 36 seconds to break a 3-3 tie — after Columbus had rallied for three third-period goals — and stem a Wings' third-period collapse while ending a seven-game losing streak to the Blue Jackets dating to Dec.