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Red Wings let lead, game slip away in third period against Blue Jackets

Columbus, Ohio — This was another of those occasions when the Red Wings let a touch of adversity balloon into a bigger piece of trouble and suddenly lost a game because of it.

Columbus erased a third-period deficit with three successive goals Thursday, leading the Blue Jackets to a 5-4 victory over the Red Wings.

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored a power-play goal at 7 minutes, 40 seconds — converting a long rebound of former Red Wing Gustav Nyquist's shot — tying the score, and Boone Jenner beat goaltender Jimmy Howard from a bad angle 1:03 later, breaking the tie.