Trending: Detroit swept the season series a year ago and dealt Columbus a heartbreaker in the first meeting of the year, scoring in the final minute to take a 5-4 win on Jan. 2. The Blue Jackets went 17-5-1 against their northern neighbors from 2017-22 but are 1-5-1 the past two-plus years.

The Red Wings have 24 games left in the regular season, but two of the more important ones appear to be the next ones.

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