NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 11/6/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday while the Blackhawks are coming off a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.  

Detroit Red Wings (5-5-1, 11 Points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (5-7-1, 11 Points)

When: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: United Center (Chicago, IL)
TV: TNT/TruTV/MAX

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 11
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 7
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 10

Chicago Blackhawks

Points: Connor Bedard – 12
Goals: Ryan Donato – 7
Assists Connor Bedard – 9

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 26.5 (7)
Penalty Kill: 67.6 (29)
GF: 2.64 (25)
GA: 3.18 (20)
Faceoff: 50.7 (12)

Chicago Blackhawks

Power-Play: 22.5 (10)
Penalty Kill: 75.0 (21)
GF: 2.77 (22)
GA: 3.15 (16)
Faceoff: 45.9 (29)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Patrick Kane  
Andrew Copp – J.T. Compher – Lucas Raymond
Jonatan Berggren – Marco Kasper – Vladimir Tarasenko
Michael Rasmussen – Joe Veleno – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Erik Gustafsson – Albert Johansson

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Chicago Blackhawks

Philipp Kurashev – Connor Bedard – Ryan Donato
Taylor Hall – Nick Foligno – Tyler Bertuzzi
Ilya Mikheyev – Jason Dickinson – Teuvo Teravainen
Pat Maroon – Lukas Reichel – Craig Smith
Nolan Allan – Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic – Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser – Isaak Phillips

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Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (3-1-1, 2.74 GAA)

Talbot is 3-1-1 this season with a 2.74 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. He got the start on Saturday and picked up the win by stopping 31 of the 32 shots he faced. In his career against the Blackhawks, he is 12-7-1 with a 2.16 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. Last season, he went 3-0-0 with a 2.01 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.

Chicago: Petr Mrazek (4-6-0, 3.00 GAA)

Mrazek gets the start. He is 4-6-0 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage. His last start came on Saturday, and he got the win, stopping 37 of the 40 shots he faced. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 7-3-2 with a 3.22 goals against average and a .880 save percentage; last season, in two starts, he went 0-1-1 with a 3.95 goals against average and a .867 save percentage.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Alex DeBrincat (5-4-9)

DeBrincat this season has nine points on five goals and four assists. In his career against the Blackhawks, he’s played in four games recording four points on a goal and three assists; last season in two games he had three points on a goal and two assists.

Chicago: Tyler Bertuzzi (4-0-4)

Bertuzzi this season has four points with those coming on goals. In his career against his former team, he has played in five games recording three points on a goal and two assists, all of which came last season.

Head to Head & Next Up

The Red Wings last season went 2-0-0 against the Blackhawks outscoring them 8-3, in their last ten Detroit is 6-3-1 and has outscored them 37-36 in that span. The Red Wings will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday while the Blackhawks will face the Dallas Stars tomorrow night.      

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