Blue Jackets at Red Wings preview

BLUE JACKETS (13-14-6) at RED WINGS (9-23-3)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, FS-O, NHL.TV

The defenseman was activated off injured reserve after missing seven games with a shoulder injury. Werenski has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in 26 games this season.
The Blue Jackets have points in their past four games (2-0-2), including a 3-0 win against the Washington Capitals on Monday.
The Red Wings are 2-1-0 after a 12-game winless streak (0-10-2). Defenseman Danny DeKeyser was scheduled to have back surgery Tuesday and could miss the rest of the season.

Players to watch

Blue Jackets forward Gustav Nyquist has a team-high 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) in 33 games. He played his first 481 NHL games for Detroit.
Red Wings rookie forward Filip Zadina has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games.

They said it

"Overall, it was a good team effort. Every line affects the other lines in a positive way. When we play our game, we're a scary team too. When we play to our strengths and our game plan, good things happen. We need to find a way to do that in consecutive games." -- Blue Jackets forward Oliver Bjorkstrand
"(DeKeyser) will be out for a significant amount of time. He was making progress toward getting back, but he had a setback. When he's healthy, he's our top defenseman and I think he's one of the most underrated defenders in the League. He obviously has a huge impact on our team." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Alexandre Texier -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Eric Robinson
Gustav Nyquist -- Boone Jenner -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Nick Foligno -- Alex Wennberg -- Cam Atkinson
Marko Dano -- Riley Nash -- Kevin Stenlund
Dean Kukan -- Seth Jones
Vladislav Gavrikov -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched:None
Injured:Brandon Dubinsky (wrist), Emil Bemstrom (rib), Markus Nutivaara (upper body), Kole Sherwood (oblique), Ryan Murray (upper body), Sonny Milano (upper body), Josh Anderson (shoulder)

Red Wings projected lineup

Tyler Bertuzzi -- Dylan Larkin -- Robby Fabbri
Anthony Mantha -- Valtteri Filppula -- Filip Zadina
Andreas Athanasiou -- Luke Glendening -- Darren Helm
Brendan Perlini -- Frans Nielsen -- Adam Erne
Patrik Nemeth -- Mike Green
Filip Hronek -- Trevor Daley
Madison Bowey -- Alex Biega
Jonathan Bernier
Eric Comrie
Scratched: Christoffer Ehn, Dylan McIlrath, Brian Lashoff, Justin Abdelkader
Injured:Danny DeKeyser (back), Jimmy Howard (lower body), Jonathan Ericsson (upper body)

Status report

The Blue Jackets placed Anderson on injured reserve to activate Werenski. … Howard will play with Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Tuesday as part of a conditioning stint. … Ericsson was put on IR and Detroit recalled Lashoff from Grand Rapids. He could be the 12th defenseman to play for the Red Wings this season.

Stat pack

Bjorkstrand scored twice in the third period against the Capitals for his first multigoal game of the season and Blue Jackets-leading sixth multipoint game. … Bertuzzi is two points from 100 in the NHL.