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.

James van Riemsdyk scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday night in a matchup of playoff contenders.

The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings after James van Riemsdyk's two-goal game against the Detroit Red Wings in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 win.

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).

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings meet for the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series. The Blue Jackets are getting their first taste o

Saturday's Stadium Series between the Blue Jackets and Red Wings at Ohio Stadium will be van Riemsdyk's eighth outdoor game.

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.

In the first game of a home-and-(outdoors) home, the Blue Jackets' tipped-in goals were too much for the Wings in a 5-2 loss.

Sillinger, 21, was injured early in the first period when bowled over in a collision with Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider at the blue line. The fourth year forward briefly left the game for medical assessment and returned later in the first period for just two shifts before ending his night early with an upper-body injury.