Justin Danforth answers and scores a goal for the Blue Jackets to give them a 4-3 lead in the third period vs. the Red Wings.

Forward wins it with 2:17 left, Merzlikins makes 43 saves to give Columbus 4th straight win in 1st outdoor game at Ohio State

Blue Jackets forward Justin Danforth, who scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period of a 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, said he still had unanswered text messages from all over the hockey world that he needed to return.

Danforth broke free from two Detroit defenders with the help of a high stick to the face of Simon Edvinsson, but it didn't get called by the refs. It was Danforth's first multi-point performance since Nov.

Justin Danforth scored with 2:17 remaining to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets over Detroit 5-3 on Saturday night in the Stadium Series, leapfrogging the Red Wing

Earlier this season, when the Columbus Blue Jackets and right winger Mathieu Olivier began negotiating a contract extension, Olivier’s initial demand was that any new agreement include a minimum term of four years.

Columbus Blue Jackets president/general manager Don Waddell can look toward the present and be comfortable about the future at NHL trade deadline.

Mathieu Olivier is a hard-hitting, fist-throwing reason the Columbus Blue Jackets are surprise playoff contenders, and now he's set to be a part of their efforts to remain at that level or better for the foreseeable future.