Columbus Blue Jackets v Detroit Red Wings Live

The Columbus Blue Jackets will take their 18-17-4 record on the road to Detroit to take on the 26-7-5 Red Wings. Columbus comes in 7-11-3 on the road, while Detroit is 13-3-2 at home. The Blue Jackets trail Detroit by 17 points in the Central Division of the Western Conference. This game will be shown on Live NHL Feeds on Wednesday January 7^th, 2009 at 00:30 GMT.

The Blue Jackets have been out scored 109 – 104 on the season. Rick Nash leads the squad in points, goals and assists. His 22 assists and 17 goals for 39 total points, along with 3 power play goals has kept Columbus in the playoff hunt. Top goaltender Steve Mason is 13-8-1 with a measly 1.81 goals against average.

For Detroit, the Red Wings have won three straight, and are 7-3 in their last ten games. The Red Wings lead the Chicago Blackhawks in the Central Division by 8 points. After knocking off Chicago in both home and away games, Detroit was able to go on the road and beat the Wild 3-2. Ty Conklin is 13-5-1 on the year while back up goalie Chris Osgood is 13-2-4.