PREVIEW: Detroit finishes road trip Saturday at Columbus

COLUMBUS -- After using a strong offensive game to defeat the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, the Detroit Red Wings will look to carry over the momentum when they conclude a four-game road trip on Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

Puck drop between the Red Wings (8-5-4; 20 points) and Blue Jackets (6-9-1; 13 points) is set for 7 p.m. on Bally Sports Detroit and the Red Wings Radio Network (97.1 The Ticket in Detroit).
In
Thursday's 7-4 win over the Sharks, seven different players scored for Detroit
, which snapped a four-game losing streak. And for Joe Veleno, ending the West Coast stretch with a victory "was huge."
"We wanted to get onto the right foot going into Columbus and coming in with a win is huge for us," said Veleno, who scored his third goal of the season at San Jose. "We can still get five of those eight points on the road trip."
When asked if he thought the Red Wings played a full 60 minutes against the Sharks, David Perron said he felt like they improved as the game progressed.

"There's always spurts, with a younger team like us, that you'd like to have back," Perron said. "We're starting to build something here. I think every time that we get a loss, we want to come out and be more urgent."
Two key pieces of Detroit's talented young core are Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond , both of whom are set to play in their 100th career NHL game on Saturday.
"I think it's impressive what they've done in a 100 games,"

. "But it's almost unfair what we ask of them."
Tweet from @KenKalDRW: Morning skate in Columbus. Detroit 1-1-1 on 4 game road trip which ends tonight. pic.twitter.com/kYCWbqiGKI
The Blue Jackets are coming off a 6-4 victory against the Montreal Canadiens, improving to 3-0-1 in their past four games. Columbus has been riddled by injuries this season, with Justin Danforth, Nick Blankenburg, Adam Boqvist, Jakub Voracek, Zach Werenski, Patrik Laine and Jake Bean all currently on injured reserve.
Boone Jenner (7-5-12) has scored in four straight home games, while Johnny Gaudreau (6-8-14) leads the club in assists and points. Blue Jackets goalies Elvis Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov have combined for a 3-8-0 record with a 4.16 goals-against average.
Detroit and Columbus will play twice more this season, squaring off again at Nationwide Arena on Dec. 4 before playing at Little Caesars Arena on Jan. 14, 2023.