No one really expected the Columbus Blue Jackets to dramatically improve after having the worst record in the NHL last season and then trading star player Rick Nash. One of the players picked up in that deal is giving fans hope, however. Artem Anisimov scored twice in the second period, and Steve Mason stopped 32 shots to lead the Blue Jackets past the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday night. ''I'm still learning Artie and his game,'' coach Todd Richa...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Mon 1/21	Cls	Det 4 - 3	W:
Sat 2/2	Cls	Cls 2 - 4	W:
Thu 2/21	Det	Cls 3 - 2	W:
Sat 3/9	Cls	Cls 0 - 3	W:
Sun 3/10	Det	Cls 3 - 2	W:

Game Stats

Red Wings (4-3-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM D. Brunner 1 0 2 -1 0 J. Franzen 1 0 4 -2 0 V. Filppula 0 1 3 1 0 J. Abdelkader 0 0 1 0 0 T. Bertuzzi 0 0 1 1 2 D. Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 P. Datsyuk 0 0 2 -1 0 P. Eaves 0 0 0 0 0 C. Emmerton 0 0 2 0 0 D. Miller 0 0 2 0 0 J. Tootoo 0 0 2 0 0 H. Zetterberg 0 0 1 -2 0		Blue Jackets (3-5-1) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM A. Anisimov 2 0 5 2 0 M. Letestu 1 0 2 0 2 D. Brassard 0 1 1 -1 0 B. Dubinsky 0 1 2 0 0 J. Audy-Marchessault 0 0 0 -1 0 J. Boll 0 0 1 0 4 D. Dorsett 0 0 0 2 2 N. Foligno 0 0 1 -1 0 R. Johansen 0 0 0 0 0 D. MacKenzie 0 0 0 0 0 V. Prospal 0 0 6 -1 0 R. Umberger 0 0 2 2 2
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Ericsson 0 1 2 0 0 N. Kronwall 0 1 2 -1 2 K. Huskins 0 0 1 -1 2 J. Kindl 0 0 4 1 0 K. Quincey 0 0 2 0 0 B. Smith 0 0 1 0 0		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM J. Wisniewski 1 0 2 0 0 F. Tyutin 0 2 0 1 0 J. Johnson 0 1 4 1 0 J. Moore 0 1 2 1 0 T. Erixon 0 0 0 0 0 D. Savard 0 0 0 -1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Howard(L, 4-3) 28 24 4 .857		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% S. Mason(W, 1-3) 34 32 2 .941

Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS

Red Wings Darren Helm (DET - Center) News: Helm (back) will not return during the Red Wings' second round series against the Blackhawks but hasn't given up hope of coming back later on if the team advances, MLive.com reports. [+] Impact: A setback with Helm's injury, suffered two-and-a-half weeks ago in practice, led the Wings to decide to give the 26-year-old an extended rest. He said he feels pretty good and thinks he could get onto the ice right now, but added that that method hasn't worked for him so they're trying a new approach. Also, Helm said there has not been any discussion of having the back operated on this summer. (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Joakim Andersson (DET - Center) News: Andersson picked up an assist against the Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. He also was a plus-1 and had two penalty minutes. [+] Impact: Andersson, a rookie with limited NHL experience, has tallied assists in back-to-back games, giving him four in 10 playoff contests. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Jimmy Howard (DET - Goaltender) News: Howard turned aside 39 of the 40 shots he faced in a Game 3 win over the Blackhawks on Monday. [+] Impact: The Wings now have a 2-1 lead in the series, and Howard has only let in one goal in each of Detroit's last two games. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Blue Jackets Jared Boll (CLS - Right Wing) News: Boll (sports hernia) underwent successful surgery Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. [+] Impact: Boll, who played the final two weeks with the sports hernia, will need about four-to-six weeks to recover. He's expected to be fine for training camp in September. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Marian Gaborik (CLS - Right Wing) News: Gaborik (abdomen) underwent successful surgery Thursday, the Columbus Dispatch reports. [+] Impact: Gaborik is expected to require three-to-four weeks of recovery time from the injury and be perfectly healthy come training camp in September. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013) Sergei Bobrovsky (CLS - Goaltender) News: Bobrovsky has been named a finalist for the Vezina Trophy, awarded to the NHL's top netminder. [+] Impact: He'll be competing with Antti Niemi of the Sharks and the Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist, but after an out-of-nowhere season that included 21 wins, a 2.00 GAA and .932 save percentage in 38 games, as well as a key role in guiding the cinderella Blue Jackets to within a tie-breaker of a postseason berth, Bobrovsky is arguably the favorite to take home the hardware. (RotoWire - Thu. May 9, 2013)

Injury Report

Red Wings Player Injury Status M. Samuelsson Sore pectoral muscle day-to-day D. DeKeyser Broken right thumb IR D. Helm Back IR

Blue Jackets Player Injury Status M. Calvert Broken finger day-to-day N. Nikitin Lower-body injury day-to-day