NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 3/1/2025

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 3/1/2025

Detroit Red Wings (30-23-6, 66 Points) at Columbus Blue Jackets (29-22-8, 66 Pts)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Thursday, February 27
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN/ESPN+
Radio:
Columbus – CBJ Radio App, 93.3 The Bus
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit -1.5 ML -115
Columbus +1.5 ML -105
O/U 6.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings had their two-game winning streak snapped on Thursday against Columbus in a 5-2 loss. Todd McLellan said after the loss that they needed their big players to step up in big games. They will need their big names tonight. They finished February going 5-2-1 averaging 3.38 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.50 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets with their win over Detroit on Thursday picked up their third straight win. They finished February going 3-3-1 averaging 3.71 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.14 goals per game. Kirill Marchenko finished February with six points in four games on three goals and three assists. Kent Johnson is on a four-game point streak and has eight points in his last seven games.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Kasper–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Compher-Kane
Soderblom-Veleno-Tarasenko
Berggren-Motte-Fischer

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines

Voronkov-Fantilli-Marchenko
Jenner-C. Sillinger-K. Johnson
Ashton-Reese-Danforth-Olivier
Van Riemsdyk-Kuraly-Labate

Werenski-Fabbro
Mateychuk-Provorov
Christiansen-Severson

Merzlikins
Tarasov

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat this season 51 points on 27 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Blue Jackets 22 times in his career recording 26 points on 12 goals and 14 assists; in two meetings this season he has two goals and two assists.

Columbus Blue Jackets

James van Riemsdyk this season has 28 points on 14 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 36 times in his career recording 25 points on 16 goals and nine assists; in the previous meeting two meetings season he has four goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

C Michael Rasmussen – DTD
D Jeff Petry – IR
C Andrew Copp – IR

Columbus Blue Jackets

D Erik Gudbranson – IR
LW Yegor Chinakhov – IR
RW Kevin Labanc – IR
C Sean Monahan – IR
C Owen Sillinger – IR

Next Up

Detroit: March 4 vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus: March 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning

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