The Blue Jackets came into Detroit looking for their first win of the season after losing two straight to Nashville, but for the first half of the game it looked like the Jackets didn’t want it that badly. Of course, the Red Wings caught their hair on fire, but I’m getting ahead of myself. Here’s the nitty-gritty of the Sunday-afternoon tilt.

First Period

Before the announcers could even finish announcing that Nielsen and Rasmussen were in for Fabbri and Erne for COVID protocol, Nielsen got a nice little shot on goal to open things up for Detroit.