The Detroit Red Wings are starting a lengthy road trip and coach Todd McLellan looks forward to the journey.

Detroit begins a six-game road swing on Thursday night in Ohio against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak on Tuesday by holding off Boston, 5-4. Detroit lost on Saturday at Boston, 3-2, in a shootout.

"It's always better to get on a plane with three of our last four points against a rival," McLellan said. "So we'll take that. We still have work to do as a team and maybe getting out on the road will be something good for us."

The Red Wings played 10 of their last 13 games at home, but they failed to take advantage of that stretch by going 5-6-2. The six-game journey, which continues with stops at Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ch

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