via Brian Hedger at NHL.com,
Season series: Forward Luke Glendening had a two-point game (goal and assist) and goalie Jimmy Howard made 25 saves on 26 shots to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a win in the first game. The Chicago Blackhawks were outshot 36-26 and got their lone goal from Patrick Kane.
Red Wings team scope: Detroit hasn't won in three straight games (0-2-1) and struggled to score in two of the three. Seeking to bolster their offense, the Red Wings recalled rookie forward Teemu Pulkkinen from the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. Pulkkinen, who scored his first NHL goal in a six-game debut stint Jan. 10-20, practiced with the Red Wings on a line with captain Henrik Zetterberg and forward Justin Abdelkader. He scored 10 goals and had 18 points in 11 games after being sent back down, and leads the AHL with 30 goals and 57 points. He's the first Griffins player to reach the 30-goal plateau in back-to-back seasons. "He just keeps going," Red Wings coach Mike Babcock told reporters after practice. "He's a machine-like scorer. That's going to translate at some point. Is it this time? I don't know."
Blackhawks team scope: Chicago is 4-0-2 in its past six games and has won two straight after starting a season high eight-game homestand with losses in a shootout and overtime. The Blackhawks needed all 10 points accrued during their streak of six games with at least a point, because the St. Louis Blues and Nashville Predators keep winning. Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford appears back to top form after returning from an ankle injury that cost him eight games in December. Crawford is 5-1-1 with a 2.00 goals-against average and .934 save percentage in his past seven starts. "I'm just trying to play the same way, so that they know they have the same goaltender every night and know what they're getting," Crawford said after practice Tuesday. "That starts with preparation. It's nice when [teammates] have confidence in you, and it's the same way for them."
TEAM STATS
|
GP |
RECORD |
HOME |
ROAD |
L10 |
G/GP |
GA/GP |
PP% |
PK% |
PIM/GP |
S/GP |
SA/GP |
FO% |
|---|
 |
55 |
31-14-10 |
17-5-7 |
14-9-3 |
6-3-1 |
2.87 |
2.42 |
26.0 |
83.0 |
8.3 |
29.5 |
27.4 |
53.3 |
 |
57 |
35-18-4 |
18-7-3 |
17-11-1 |
5-3-2 |
2.90 |
2.26 |
18.9 |
87.9 |
7.4 |
34.6 |
29.6 |
52.2 |
DETROIT RED WINGS
THE MATCHUP
- Tonight marks the 729th all-time meeting between DET and CHI
- Tonight marks the 2nd of 2 meetings this season between DET and CHI; only meeting in CHI
- DET’s all-time record vs. CHI: 365-266-84-13
- DET’s all-time road record at CHI: 147-160-51-7
- DET is 7-0-2 vs. the Central Division this season
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season on 11/16 in DET (Glendening, Franzen, Tatar and Smith scored for DET; Kane scored for CHI)
- Pavel Datsyuk has 48 points (15-33-48) in 62 games vs. CHI
- Tomas Tatar has 3 goals in 5 games vs. CHI
- Kyle Quincey has 11 points (3-8-11) in 23 games vs. CHI
- Henrik Zetterberg has 51 points (19-32-51) in 53 games vs. CHI
- Niklas Kronwall (1/14/04 against Steve Passmore) and Kyle Quincey (4/7/07 against Patrick Lalime) each scored their 1st NHL goal vs. CHI
- Dan Cleary was drafted 13th overall by CHI in 1997 and recorded 9 points (4-5-9) in 51 games with the team from 1997-99
- CHI’s top career scorers vs. DET: Patrick Sharp (16-19-35 in 47 GP), Patrick Kane (9-23-32 in 38 GP), Duncan Keith (5-23-28 in 54 GP) and Marian Hossa (11-16-27 in 33 GP)
- CHI F Marian Hossa had 71 points (40-31-71) for DET in 2008-09
- CHI F Ryan Hartman had 113 points (48-65-113) in 108 games with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers from 2012-14
- CHI D Duncan Keith had 24 points (6-18-24) in 56 games with the Michigan State Spartans from 2001-03
- CHI has three alumni of the USNTDP in Ann Arbor: Patrick Kane (2004-06), Ryan Hartman (2010-12) and Brandon Saad (2008-10) … Saad also had 131 points (61-70-131) in 103 games with the Saginaw Spirit from 2010-12
RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES
- Nyquist is 1 assist shy of 50 in the NHL
- Kronwall is 1 game shy of 650 in the NHL
- Sheahan is 1 point away from 50 in the NHL and 1 game from 100
- Quincey is 2 assists shy of 100 in the NHL and played his 200th game with DET on 2/16 vs. MTL
- Tatar is 3 goals away from 50 in the NHL
THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
Feb. 18, 1971 – Gordie Howe reaches the 20-goal plateau for the 22nd straight season, as the Red Wings defeat Minnesota 5-3
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
TONIGHT'S MATCHUP: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
The Blackhawks are 279-355-84-10 in 728 all-time meetings with the Detroit Red Wings.
Chicago has earned points in 14 of its last 18 games against Detroit. Since Joel Quenneville became head coach of the Blackhawks in 2008-09, the Blackhawks are 18-6-6 in 30 games, 12 of which have required overtime
Chicago dropped its first meeting of the season with Detroit, 4-1, on Nov. 14, 2014 ... Patrick Kane tallied the lone goal for Chicago.
Kane has a three-game point streak (1g, 3a) against the Red Wings.
Marian Hossa has 10 points (2g, 8a) and a plus-five rating in 11 home games against Detroit since joining Chicago in 2009-10 ...
Hossa has points in 14 of 22 total games (5g, 14a) against Detroit since joining Chicago in 2009-10.
Corey Crawford has earned points in 15 of 18 career starts (.938 SV%) against Detroit ... Only Darren Helm and Henrik Zetterberg have ever scored shootout goals against Crawford.
TEAM NOTES
Chicago has earned points in six consecutive games, including points in all four games on its current franchise-record eight-game homestand.
The Blackhawks are third with 2.26 goals allowed per game.
Chicago ranks eighth with 2.90 goals scored per game.
The Blackhawks (+41) trail only Nashville (+43) for the League's best goal differential.
Only Calgary (38) has allowed fewer third-period goals than Chicago (40) this season.
Chicago is 19-2-0 when leading after the first period and 18-0-0 when leading after the second period this season.
The Blackhawks are 24-7-2 when scoring first this season.
Chicago has sent a league-high 34.6 shots on goal per game this season.
The Blackhawks have received the second fewest penalty minutes per game this season (7.4).
Chicago boasts the NHL's best penalty-kill percentage at 87.9%.
The Blackhawks lead the NHL with a 46.4 shooting% in the shootout ... Chicago goaltenders have recorded a .806 save% in shootouts this season, good for fourth in the NHL.
HOW THE BLACKHAWKS WERE BUILT
Draft (14): Bickell, Crawford, Hartman, Hjalmarsson, Kane, Keith, Kruger, Saad, Seabrook, Shaw, Smith, Toews
Free Agency (7): Carcillo, Cumiskey, Hossa, Raanta, Richards, Rozsival, van Riemsdyk
Trade (4): Oduya, Rundblad, Sharp, Versteeg
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