PREVIEW: Blackhawks vs. Red Wings - Feb. 27

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The Blackhawks return home off a five-game road swing to open a five-game homestand on Saturday night against the Detroit Red Wings -- the first of two games in as many nights against the Original Six rival.

TEAM RECORDS

CHI: 11-6-4, 26 PTS
DET: 6-13-3, 15 PTS

LAST TIME OUT

The Blackhawks picked up their second shutout of the season on Thursday night in Columbus, 2-0 over the Blue Jackets. Patrick Kane scored his first game-winner of the season and Carl Soderberg scored an empty-netter to seal the win in the final minutes. Malcolm Subban earned his third straight victory in goal and his first shutout as a Blackhawk.
The Red Wings took a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night with Sam Gagner posting his first NHL hat trick in over nine years in the win. Jonathan Bernier made 37 saves in the victory, his fifth of the season. Dylan Larkin (4G, 7A) and Bobby Ryan (5G, 6A) share the scoring lead this season for Detroit.
Chicago is 4-0-0 against the Red Wings during the 2020-21 campaign, allowing two goals or fewer in each of the four games. Their six markers on Jan. 24 vs. the Red Wings matches a season high (Feb. 4). Alex DeBrincat has a point in seven of 10 career games against the Red Wings and his 13 points (5G, 8A) are his most against any opponent

HISTORY

The Original Six rivals have matched up 743 times (the most each has played against any other opponent), with their first showdown taking place on Nov. 24, 1926.
Dating back to the 2011-12 season, the Blackhawks are 20-4-4 and allowing just 2.07 goals-per game against the Red Wings.

ONE AWAY

Kane tallied his 399th career marker on Thursday night. He is one goal away from becoming the fourth Blackhawks player in franchise history to record 400 goals with the club, as well as the 10th active NHL player, ninth US-born player and the 100th NHLer to hit the 400-goal mark.
Kane is also six games away from the 1,000th of his NHL career. He shares third in the league with 31 points and with 21 helpers during the 2020-21 campaign.

MALCOLM IN THE PIPES

Subban recorded his second career NNHL shutout by stopping all 26 shots he faced Thursday. It was his first as a Blackhawk a year and a day after he was acquired from Vegas. Since Jan. 26, Subban is 3-0-1 and leads the league with a .952 SV% and 1.44 goals-against average (min. 4 appearances).

FANTASTIC FEBRUARY

Chicago shares third in the NHL with eight wins this month. Their two regulation losses in February share the fewest in the league. Kane shares the league lead with Auston Matthews with 21 points (6G, 15A) this month.

ROOKIES ROARIN'

Pius Suter and Philipp Kurashev are first and second among rookie goal scoring leaders during the 2020-21 campaign. Suter shares third with 11 points and Kurashev shares sixth with nine points.
Brandon Hagel became the fifth Blackhawks player on the season to notch his first NHL goal on Tuesday night. Chicago leads the NHL with 16 goals and 32 points from rookies this season.