Justin Danforth scored off his own rebound at 17:43 of the third period, Elvis Merzlikins made 43 saves, and the Blue Jackets defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in front of 94,751 at Ohio Stadium in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series game at Ohio Stadium.

Members of the Alpha Phi Omega national co-ed service fraternity are charged with ringing it for durations of 15 minutes for most triumphs and 30 minutes for victories over a certain school located in Southeast Michigan.

The Columbus Blue Jackets wore what Johnny Gaudreau used to wear to the rink while the Detroit Red Wings wore jerseys honoring the Gaudreau brothers.