Chicago brings losing streak into matchup with Detroit.
Detroit Red Wings (31-20-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (15-39-4, eighth in the Central Division)
Detroit Red Wings (31-20-6, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (15-39-4, eighth in the Central Division)
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks will look to snap their three-game losing streak when they face the Detroit Red Wings.
Chicago is 11-15-3 at home and 15-39-4 overall. The Blackhawks are 4-17-1 in games where their opponents receive fewer penalty minutes.
Sunday’s matchup is the second time these teams have met this season. The Red Wings won the previous game 5-1. Alex DeBrincat paced the Red Wings with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor Bedard has 17 goals and 22 assists for the Chicago Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has four goals and four helpers in the last ten games.
Dylan Larkin currently has 25 goals and 26 assists for the Red Wings. Patrick Kane has four goals and six assists in the last 10 games.
The Red Wings are 7-2-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.7 penalties, and 8.2 penalty minutes while allowing 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Luke Philp: out (undisclosed), Taylor Hall: season-ending knee injury. Louis Crevier: day by day (mouth), Andreas Athanasiou is out with a groyne injury, Connor Murphy has a lower body injury, and Nikita Zaitsev has a knee injury.
Red Wings: Ville Husso is out (lower body).