In Detroit, Tyler Bertuzzi wasted no time when he struck with 15 seconds gone in the extra session Tuesday night, for 3-2 Red Wings win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets.
“I was just trying to go strong to the net and the shot hit me in the leg and went in, but I’ll take it,” Bertuzzi said. “We played really well for 60 minutes tonight, and I thought we deserved to win this one.”
Jonathan Bernier made 22 saves for the Red Wings in the win.
“We’re not getting down this year when we give up a goal,” Bertuzzi said. “We know we have to keep our composure on the bench and just make sure we come back with a good, hard shift. I think we did that again tonight, and we got rewarded.”
Boone Jenner and Alexandre Texier scored for Columbus.
“We just haven’t developed enough in these games; we’ve been sloppy,” Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella said. “There wasn’t much offense out there for either team.”
Anthony Mantha and Bobby Ryan scored in regulation for Detroit.
“It’s very significant for us to win two of these first four games,” Detroit’s Dylan Larkin said. “I really like the way we’ve played every game with the puck, we’ve had a lot of confidence, and our goaltending has been great. Starting the season this way has been huge.”
Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves in the loss.
You must be logged in to post a comment.