Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks 10/21/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/20/2022 at 11:21 PM ET
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.
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Chicago has played well head-to-head against Detroit, winning 11 of the last 15 overall between the two as well as winning 14 of the last 19 on its home ice versus Detroit. The Red Wings have struggled when playing against Western Conference opponents losing 42 of the last of 58. Chicago is holding opponents to an average of only 2.67 goals per game. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Blackhawks win 4-1.
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