Red Wings-Blue Jackets preseason morning skate Tweets: Detroit, Columbus prepare for first exhibition game

Updated 2x at 11:43 AM: The Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets hit the ice in their respective cities ahead of tonight’s exhibition season opener (7 PM EDT start streamed on DetroitRedWings.com, radio on WWJ 950 AM).

Columbus, which has already released its roster for tonight’s game, hit the ice at Nationwide Arena at 10:20 AM…

#CBJ getting ready for tonight’s preseason opener against Detroit.

Conor Garland, Mathieu Olivier, Dante Fabbro, Denton Mateychuk, Ivan Provorov, and Jet Greaves are the NHL regulars expected to play. pic.twitter.com/colbgEL2dh

— Dylan Tyrer (@DylanTyrer) September 21, 2026

#CBJ lines/pairs for the preseason opener against Detroit.

Pyyhtia-Williams-Garland
Pinelli-Keskinen-Olivier
Malatesta-O. Sillinger-Eernisse
McCue-Tuch-Griffin

Provorov-Mateychuk
Buckberger-Fabbro
White-Richard

Greaves
Copley

— Dylan Tyrer (@DylanTyrer) September 21, 2026

The Red Wings’ official Twitter account said, “Hello!” at 10:26 AM…

It's a (preseason) game day‼️

🏒 7:00 P.M.
💻 https://t.co/fDqto8YkYT
📻 @wwj950
🤝 @familyheatingmi pic.twitter.com/1YT2aLxKtk

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) September 21, 2026

FYI:

Good Morning Red Wings fans. Detroit faces off against the Blue Jackets in Columbus tonight in pre-season game 1.
Join @iamtrevort and yours truly as we bring you all the action at 6:45pm @WWJ950
Great to be back calling all the games for you fans again this season.

— Ken Kal (@KenKalDRW) September 21, 2026

Update: The Red Wings’ “game day” group hit the ice at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center at 11:30 AM…

Red Wings squad that'll travel to exhibition game at CBJ on the ice this morning. Daniil Tarasov earmarked to play first two periods. pic.twitter.com/lzpIOuNPRq

— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) September 21, 2026

Practice underway; first preseason game is later tonight in Columbus, the players who are suiting up will be making the short trip to Ohio following practice. #LGRW #RedWings pic.twitter.com/KQ8903vYlI

— Michael Whitaker (@mwhitaker_89) September 21, 2026

Based on the morning skate, looks like the group going to Columbus will be

Rasmussen Compher Kolesar
Mazur Danielson MBN
Leonard Dries Bear
Shine Draper James

Wallinder ASP
Bryson JBD
Buium Anton
Christensen

— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) September 21, 2026