Venue & Game Details
Location: Little Caesars Arena, 2645 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
Puckdrop: 1:00 PM ET
Broadcast: NHL Network, FanDuel Sports Network, local radio (97.1 FM Detroit; 93.3 The Bus Columbus)
Injury Report
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Boone Jenner (C) – Upper body, OUT
Erik Gudbranson (D) – Hip, OUT
Detroit Red Wings:
Elmer Soderblom (LW) – Day-to-day, undisclosed
Player Matchups
Detroit Red Wings:
Dylan Larkin – 12 goals, 24 points
Lucas Raymond – 16 assists
Patrick Kane – 86 career points vs. Columbus
Goalie rotation: John Gibson (starter), Cam Talbot (backup)
Columbus Blue Jackets:
Kirill Marchenko – 22 points (team leader)
Zach Werenski – 19 points, 26:47 avg. ice time, 20 career points vs. Detroit
Adam Fantilli – 16 points, strong recent form
Goalie rotation: Jet Greaves (4-0-1 last five starts, .926 SV%), Elvis Merzlikins backing up
Team Recent Form
Detroit Red Wings:
1st in Atlantic Division, 25 points
Last 10 games: 4-5-1
Recent: Shutout loss to Islanders (5-0)
Columbus Blue Jackets:
6th in Metropolitan Division, 24 points
Last 10 games: 4-4-2
Recent: OT win vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (3-2)
Series History
All-time: Columbus 48-63-1-7 vs. Detroit
At Detroit: 21-33-4
Recent: Columbus 2-1 vs. Detroit in 2024–25, including Stadium Series win
Jackets are 14-5-3 at Little Caesars Arena in last 22 games
Betting Trends
Detroit Trends:
4-5 as favorite this season
8 of 21 games over 6.5 goals
Columbus Trends:
5 wins in 15 games as underdog
9 of 21 games over 6.5 goals
ATS Insights: Blue Jackets +1.5 is strong given close-game tendencies (14 of 21 decided by one goal)
Game Odds
Columbus Blue Jackets 6.5
Detroit Red Wings – 135
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025
