The Free Press’s Tyler J. Davis posted a mini Red Wings-Blue Jackets game preview ahead of tonight’s match-up (7 PM EDT start), and he confirms that tonight’s game will not air on TV anywhere.
Tonight’s game is a radio-only affair in both the Red Wings and Blue Jackets’ marketplaces, with 97.1 the Ticket and Columbus’ 97.1 The Fan being the only places broadcasting the game.
Here’s Davis’ game preview:
Game notes: The Wings meet the Blue Jackets in a rematch of Saturday’s exhibtion. Detroit won that one convincingly, 5-1, behind two goals from Dylan Larkin. Larkin is unlikely to play Wednesday, but Lucas Raymond may. Raymond, the Wings’ 2020 first-round pick, leads the team with six points in just three preseason games.
The Wings have two more exhibitions following Wednesday’s contest. Fans will get one final look at potential starters in a Thursday night home meeting with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Detroit closes the preseason on the road vs. the Buffalo Sabres before the Oct. 14 season opener vs. the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Thursday’s game airs on Bally Sports Detroit, but I’m not sure whether the Sabres’ website will stream Saturday’s game or not. In any case, for tonight, at least, we’ll have to leave the goals to our imaginations, which seems a little silly in 2021.
