Before jumping into the recap I would like to extend my deepest condolences to Ken Daniels and his family on the lose of his son Jamie. As a father I cannot even begin to imagine what Ken and his family are going through right now. The thoughts and prayers of Red Wings fans everywhere are with the entire Daniels family right now.
The Red Wings came into this one having battled back from a two goal deficit for a win in their last two games but that would not be the case tonight. The Blue Jackets took advantage of some questionable decisions and juicy rebounds from Petr Mrazek to chase him from the game in the second period and take a 3-1 lead into the third period where they simply did what they have done all season before scoring a late empty net goal to beat the Red Wings 4-1.