Come Saturday, the two will also add to their League-leading totals among skaters to play in outdoor games when the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium (6 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+, TVAS-D, FX-CA).
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Blue Jackets get 2 goals from van Riemsdyk and beat Red Wings 5-2
Blue Jackets' James van Riemsdyk: New line combo yields big results
Van Riemsdyk had two goals in Thursday's 5-2 win over Detroit. Both goals came after Jackets' coach Dean Evason moved van Riemsdyk onto a line with Boone Jenner and Kent Johnson after Cole Sillinger left the game with an upper-body injury in the first period.
Blue Jackets score 4 in 2nd, top Red Wings in Stadium Series preview
DETROIT -- James van Riemsdyk had two goals for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who scored four straight times in the second period of a 5-2 victory against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.
After losing yet another player to injury, the Blue Jackets discovered unexpected chemistry in a makeshift top line.
Kent Johnson(20), and Kirill Marchenko(24) scored the goals for Columbus, while Daniil Tarasov stopped 29 of 31 Wings shots in the win. It was Daniil Tarasov’s first start since Jan 31.
Another key forward leaves Blue Jackets' lineup, but now their captain is back to fill the void at center of the second line.
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