Wings have strong third period, beat Jackets
Posted February 28, 2012 9:59 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Henrik Zetterberg scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist, and Joey MacDonald had 28 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings end a three-game slide with a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Johan Franzen had a goal and two assists, Niklas Kronwall and Valtteri Filppula both added a goal and assist, and Jan Mursak also scored for the Red Wings (26-3-2), who improved to 16-16-1 on the road.
MacDonald (7-1-1) made a big stop on Ryan Russell’s short-handed breakaway to keep the Red Wings in a 2-2 tie in the third period.
Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash, who was on the block but wasn’t traded before Monday’s NHL deadline, and Derek MacKenzie scored for Columbus.
