NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 1/2/2025

NHL Game Preview: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 1/2/2025

Detroit Red Wings (15-18-4, 34 Points) at Columbus Blue Jackets (16-16-6, 38 Points)

Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Thursday, January 2
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/ FDSNOH/FDSNDET
Radio:
Columbus – 97.1 FM The Fan
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Columbus -1.5 ML -118
Detroit +1.5 ML -102
O/U 6.5

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Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets got back in the win column on Tuesday with a 4-3 won over the Carolina Hurricanes. They finished December going 6-7-3.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings picked up their second straight win on Tuesday with a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. They are now 2-1-0 under Todd McLellan and finished December 5-7-2.

Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko
Van Riemsdyk-Fantilli-Aston-Reese
K. Johnson-Sillinger-Olivier
Pyyhtia-Kuraly-J. Johnson
Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Veleno–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Tarasenko-Compher-Berggren
Rasmussen–Kasper–Fischer 
Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Petry
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

Columbus Blue Jackets

Zach Werenski this season has 40 points on 11 goals and 29 assists. He’s faced Detroit 22 times in his career recording 15 points on three goals and 12 assists; last season in three matchups he had four points on a goal and three assists.

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond this season has 38 points on 15 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced Columbus nine times in his career recording 13 points on seven goals and six assists; last season in three matchups he had four points on three goals and an assist.  

Injury Report:

Columbus Blue Jackets

D Erik Gudbranson – IR
C Boone Jenner – LTIR
C Gavin Brindley – IR
LW Yegor Chinakhov – DTD
RW Justin Danforth – DTD

Detroit Red Wings

None

Next Up

Detroit: January 4 at Winnipeg Jets
Columbus: January 4 vs. St. Louis Blues

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