Detroit Red Wings 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 - Nov. 18, 2014

The Red Wings and Jimmy Howard shut out the Blue Jackets 5-0 in Columbus on Nov. 18.

(The Associated Press)

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings look to end their season-long three-game winless skid Tuesday against a much different Columbus team than the one they faced four weeks ago.

The Red Wings whipped the Blue Jackets 5-0 at Nationwide Arena on Nov. 18. It was the start of a six-game winless streak (0-5-1) that left Columbus with an NHL-worst 6-15-2 record.

The Blue Jackets have won six games in a row since them, behind the strong play of goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.

"They're hot. They're playing extremely well," Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard said. "They're getting guys back (from injuries). They got (Brandon) Dubinsky back in the lineup, which has seemed to give them a real big boost.

"They're playing hard and Bobrovsky is playing really well. He's had a couple of nights where he's had a lot of work and he's won games for them."

Columbus is 7-2-1 in its past 10 games against the Red Wings.

"Six in a row, Bobrovsky is playing well, they've got a good team," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "They were really injured. It should be a good game, a lot of fun. We need a bounce-back game ourselves. Our energy level should be back."

The Red Wings are 0-1-2 in their past three but have gained points in nine of their past 11 games.

"They're on a roll and we got to get back on the right track," forward Luke Glendening said. "It's going to be a big game for us. They're playing well right now. We got to start playing our game."

It's the start of a key four-game homestand for the Red Wings, who will play 19 of 26 games on the road after Christmas.

"It's huge, because if you look at our January and February, a lot of road games, a lot of places where it's tough to play," Howard said. "It's just business as usual around here, just trying to get two points."

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