Blue Jackets atone for embarrassing night

Dan Fritsche became the first Ohio native to score a goal for Columbus.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- It was the second night of back-to-back games for the Detroit Red Wings, just another road game in another NHL town.
It was much, much more for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Twenty-four hours after getting pounded 5-1 in Hockeytown, the Blue Jackets took out their frustrations with a 3-0 victory on Thursday night.
Coach and general manager Doug MacLean laid down the law before the game.
"Doug had a little meeting with us," said Rick Nash, who had one of the Columbus goals. "It wasn't an acceptable effort the night before in Detroit. We had to come out. It was a big game and we had to get the win."
Dan Fritsche became the first Ohio native to score a goal for Columbus, Andrew Cassels also scored and Marc Denis stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season and 11th of his career.
Franchise biggie
"It was tremendous," MacLean said. "It was the biggest win in our franchise and one of our best wins."
The 18-year-old Fritsche's wrister early in the third period was the first goal of his NHL career. The Parma native was a second-round pick in this year's draft.
"I had no idea what to think," Fritsche said of his goal. "It happened so fast. I came down, I looked, I had guys with me. I just snapped it away."
The Wings, who fell to 14-3-1 in the series, won the previous two meetings this season by a combined 9-2 score. Detroit also came in unbeaten in five games (4-0-1) while the Blue Jackets were winless in five (0-3-2).
"Collectively we just didn't have it," Red Wings coach Dave Lewis said. "They played a solid game. They stuck with their game plan for the full 60 minutes and you have to give them credit."
Columbus led 1-0 after a period on Nash's 11th goal of the season.
Rostislav Klesla half-whiffed on a drive from the point, and the puck lazily went through the slot where it tipped off Trevor Letowski's stick. The puck bounced to Nash who was waiting at the doorstep at the 8:53 mark.
Legace then let in a soft goal in the second period. From a hard angle near the right goal line, Cassels wristed a shot at Detroit goaltender Manny Legace, who was tight up against the near post. But the puck somehow got through off Legace's glove.
Denis was solid throughout. The Wings' best chance in the opening period came when Boyd Devereaux had an open net in front of him just seconds after Nash's goal.
"I wasn't any better tonight than I was last night. We just played an outstanding defensive game," Denis said.