After losing yet another player to injury, the Blue Jackets discovered unexpected chemistry in a makeshift top line.

Blue Jackets' Cole Sillinger has an upper-body injury that will keep him from playing Saturday at OSU's famed 'Horseshoe' football cathedral.

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.

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.

Yegor Chinakhov returns to the Blue Jackets' lineup after missing 39 games with a back injury, while Sillinger heads to IR with upper-body injury.

The Blue Jackets will be without center Cole Sillinger for this weekend ... of any lineup regular outside of Jack Johnson and James van Riemsdyk. The Jackets also allow more scoring chances ...

James van Riemsdyk scored two goals ... Not only was it 0-0 after the first, Cole Sillinger was forced to leave the game due to an upper-body injury when he collided with Moritz Seider.

James van Riemsdyk(13,14), Sean Kuraly(5), Kent Johnson ... Unfortunately, there is some bad news for the Blue Jackets, as center Cole Sillinger was lost early in the first period.

Cole Sillinger, who missed Saturday’s NHL ... has captain Boone Jenner at center and Kent Johnson at right wing. James van Riemsdyk, who played left wing for that line the past three games ...