Red Wings settle for one point in shootout loss to Blue Jackets

Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News on Apr 7, 2026

Published in Hockey

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Detroit — The playoff chase got a little tougher for the Red Wings.

Zach Werenski won a shootout in the fifth round Tuesday, sending Columbus to a 4-3 victory over the Red Wings.

The shootout loss, coupled with Ottawa's victory, put the Wings three points behind the Senators (92-89) in the playoff chase, with Columbus (90 points) also moving ahead of the Wings.

Adam Fantilli scored with 17 seconds left in regulation time, and the Blue Jackets having pulled their goalie, tying the game 3-3, Fantilli's 23rd goal. Fantilli's blast went off the skate of Moritz Seider and past goaltender John Gibson.

Justin Faulk gave the Wings a brief late lead in regulation with his second goal with the Wings and 14th of the season at 15:14, making it 3-2 Wings. After an Andrew Copp faceoff win late in the third period the puck got to Faulk near the high slot and Faulk whistled his 14th of the season and third goal with the Wings, at 15:14 of the third period.

Dylan Larkin (power play) had the other Wings goal.

Danton Heinen and Werenski scored for Columbus.

Heinen opened the scoring at 2:06 of the first period. Axel Sandin-Pellikka's behind the back pass behind the net was intercepted by Mason Marchment, who found Heinen all alone in front of Gibson, Heinen scoring his sixth goal.

But the Wings answered with Larkin scoring on the power play. Larkin's attempted pass across the slot was blocked and the puck went right back to him, with Larkin quickly snapping his 31st goal past goalie Jet Greaves at 10:27 of the first period.

The Wings took the lead on Faulk's 13th goal, second with the Wings, in the second period. Faulk split the Columbus defensive pairing of Jake Christiansen and Erik Gudbranson and snapped a shot past Greaves at 6:27.

Columbus, though, tied the game midway in the period. Werenski, on the power play, whistled a shot from the point that eluded Gibson, Werenski's 22nd goal, at 10:59.