Extending his point streak to eight consecutive games, Alex DeBrincat opened the scoring with his club-leading 27th goal of the season just 27 seconds into the second period. J.T. Compher fed DeBrincat backdoor, and he one-timed the cross-slot pass past Tarasov to give the Red Wings a 1-0 lead.

The Red Wings pulled Cam Talbot for the extra skater with 3:25 remaining but Kirill Marchenko’s empty-net goal with 57 seconds to play sealed the outcome. The Red Wings are 17-5-2 in their past 24. The Blue Jackets are 17-7-3 in their past 27.

Todd McLellan said Dylan Larkin 'was missing' from the Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.