The Detroit Red Wings look to bounce back from a loss with a victory on Friday when visiting the Chicago Blackhawks. Detroit is 2-0-1 with five points and was defeated in overtime by the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. David Perron scored two goals and added one assist in the loss while Oskar Sundqvist scored one goal and added one assist. Ville Husso had 31 saves for Detroit.
David Perron is the leading goal scorer for Detroit with three and the leader in points with four, while Dylan Larkin is the leader in assists with three. In goal, Alex Nedeljkovic is 1-0-0 with a goals-against average of 2.02 and save percentage of .949. Detroit scores an average of 4.00 goals per game and allows an average of 2.33 goals per game. Detroit's power play scores 9.1% of the time and its penalty-kill unit has been successful 100% of the time.
Chicago looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Detroit on Friday. Chicago is 1-2-0 with two points following its 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks last Saturday. Sam Lafferty scored a pair of shorthanded goals for the Blackhawks on consecutive penalties. Jason Dickinson scored one goal and added one assist while Jonathan Toews and Taylor Raddysh also scored one goal each.
Sam Lafferty and Jonathan Toews are the leaders in goals scored with two each, while Tyler Johnson is the leader in assists with three. Three players are tied for the lead in points with three. In goal, Petr Mrazek is 1-1-0 with a goals-against average of 3.50 and save percentage of .885. Chicago scores an average of 2.33 goals per game and allows an average of 2.67 goals per game. Chicago's power-play scores 28.6% of the time and its penalty kill has been successful 66.7% of the time.'
Recent Betting Trends
- Detroit is 13-38 in its last 51 versus an opponent from the Central division
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Red Wings last 6 versus an opponent from the Central division
- Chicago is 8-20 in its last 28 at home
- The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Blackhawks last 6 at home
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