NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 12/4/2025

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Detroit Red Wings (14-11-2, 30 pts) at Columbus Blue Jackets (12-9-5, 29 pts)

Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Thursday, December 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/HULU/Disney+
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket/680 CJOB

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings snapped their four-game skid on Tuesday with a 5-4 win over the Bruins. They came away with three out of a possible four points in two games against the Bruins. They are now 4-4-2 in their last ten games, averaging three goals per game while allowing 3.9 goals per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:

The Blue Jackets also snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Devils on Monday. They’ve recorded points in ten of their last 12 games, averaging 2.8 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finnie-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Copp-Kane
Kasper-Danielson-Soderblom
Rasmussen-Compher-van Riemsdyk

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Talbot
Gibson

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Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines:

Voronkov-Fantilli-Johnson
Sillinger-Monahan-Pinelli
Wood-Coyle-Lundestrom
Aston Reese-Gaunce-Chinakhov

Werenski-Provorov
Mateychuk-Severson
Smith-Fabbro

Merzlikins
Greaves

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Moritz Seider scored a goal and added an assist in the Red Wings’ 4-3 win over Columbus back in November.

Columbus Blue Jackets

Zach Werenski had two points in the first meeting on a goal and an assist in the Blue Jackets’ loss on November 22nd.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

F Mason Appleton – DTD

Columbus Blue Jackets

F Mathieu Olivier – IR
D Erik Gudbranson – IR
F Boone Jenner – IR
F Kirill Marchenko – DTD

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