The road to the Stadium Series is ongoing as the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings clash on Thursday night, February the 27th, 2025, from Little Caesars’ Arena in Detroit, Michigan; and on Saturday, March the 1st, 2025 from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, home of the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Columbus and Detroit are the first and second wild card teams in the Eastern Conference playoff race. The history runs deep between these teams from a college level and professional level, from teammates to friendships.
Detroit took the first game 5-4 in regulation in on of the first games of the Todd McLellan era. Michael Rasmussen remains out after the Trevor Zegras incident. Columbus is dressing the same lineup as they did against Dallas and Chicago.
Projected Lineups
Detroit Red Wings
Marco Kasper -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond Alex DeBrincat -- JT Compher -- Patrick Kane Elmer Soderblom -- Joe Veleno -- Vladimir Tarasenko Jonathan Berggren -- Tyler Motte -- Christian Fischer
Ben Chariot -- Moritz Seider Simon Edvinsson -- Albert Johansson Erik Gustafsson -- Justin Holl
Cam Talbot Alex Lyon
Scratched: William Lagesson, Sheldon Dries
Injured: Jeff Petry, Michael Rasmussen, Andrew Copp
Columbus Blue Jackets
Dmitri Voronkov -- Adam Fantilli -- Kirill Marchenko Boone Jenner -- Cole Sillinger -- Kent Johnson Zach Aston-Reese -- Justin Danforth -- Mathieu Olivier James van Riemsdyk -- Sean Kuraly -- Joseph LaBate
Zach Werenski -- Dante Fabbro Denton Mateychuk -- Ivan Provorov Jake Christiansen -- Damon Severson
Elvis Merzlikins Daniil Tarasov
Scratched: Jordan Harris, Jack Johnson
Injured: Erik Gudbranson (upper body), Yegor Chinakhov (upper body), Sean Monahan (wrist)
Players to Watch
Detroit — Vladimir Tarasenko — could be moved before the deadline.
Columbus — Mathieu Oliver — career best year keeps rolling
Rumor Update
Expect Olivier to come off the board; extension coming!
Erik Karlsson and Seth Jones are part of the short list in Columbus for the “contending… team as they have the cap space.
After Ek promoted my post to the top slot over the weekend, this will be posted daily with my Twitter promotion of who may join and depart Columbus
https://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/Zac-MacMillan-with-Rumors-from-around-the-NHL-media-this-morning/1/127467
Rumor Mill
F Brock Boeser (VAN)
CBJ, MIN
F Elias Pettersson (VAN)
BUF, CAR, DET, MIN, DAL, OTT, CBJ, BOS
F Brock Nelson (NYI)
MIN, DAL, BOS, TOR, COL, WPG, CBJ, WSH,
F Brandon Tanev (SEA)
TOR, WSH, NYR, VGK, OTT, CBJ,
F Gustav Nyquist (NSH) per Michael DeRosa
CBJ, NYR, OTT, CAR, FLA, COL
F Dylan Cozens (BUF)
Per Josh Erickson of ProHockeyRumors and Spencer Lazary of THN — CBJ
CGY, PHI, VAN
F Rickard Rakkell (PIT)
CBJ
G James Reimer (BUF)
CBJ
G Vitek Vanecek (SJS)
CBJ
D Noah Dobson (NYI)
Per Spencer Lazar THN (CBJ)
DET, MTL, VAN,
F Casey Mittlestadt (COL)
Per Jason Newland THN - CBJ
BOS, CGY, WPG
F Oliver Bjorkstrand (SEA)
Per Spencer Lazar THN (CBJ)
UTH, VAN
D Jamie Oleskiak (SEA)
Per NHL Trade Talk Trade Board
CBJ, DAL, TOR
F Nick Robertson (TOR)
CBJ, SEA, UTH
Leaving Columbus?
2025 1 st Rd (BOTH)
Only for player with term
D Ivan Provorov
FLA, TBL, WSH, OTT, EDM, PIT, SEA, VAN, DAL
F Mathieu Olivier - expected to extend with Columbus
DAL