Tweets from Wednesday’s Red Wings practice: 2 PM practice a New Year’s gift from coach McLellan

The Detroit Red Wings will attempt to build upon their 2-game winning streak (including last night’s 4-2 victory over Pittsburgh) when they play the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow night (7 PM EST start on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit/FanDuel SportsNet Ohio/97.1 FM), but Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen reports that the Wings won’t have an easy task:

Coach Todd McLellan’s squad is on the road Thursday in Columbus for a 7 p.m. game (FanDuel Sports Network) against the improved Blue Jackets. The Columbus squad, with Don Waddell as GM, is 12-4-3 at home. The Blue Jackets (16-16-6) are only two points out of a playoff spot.

Columbus is coming off a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, and they’ve won 3 of their past 4 games, and are 4-1-and-1 in their past 6 games.

Coach McLellan gave the Red Wings’ players a New Year’s present–a 2 PM practice, as MLive’s Ansar Khan reported:

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