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Chicago Blackhawks vs Detroit Red Wings · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Chicago Blackhawks
Home · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
2503H
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14M
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25S
The read
Ryan Donato has solved John Gibson before, 6 goals on 28 shots. But the problem is Alex DeBrincat, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.
United Center
Detroit Red Wings
Away · Red Wings
0–1–0
0 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Red Wings
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
John Gibson
Likely · 1870-john-gibson
.950 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 0W
.868 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Red Wings
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Carter Mazur · Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
Red WingsProjected lines
L1
Alex DeBrincat · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond
L2
Viktor Arvidsson · Emmitt Finnie · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
L3
Michael Rasmussen · J.T. Compher · Keegan Kolesar
L4
Carter Mazur · Nate Danielson · Mason Appleton
D1
Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
D2
Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D3
Anton Johansson · Justin Faulk
PP1
Viktor Arvidsson · Andrew Copp · Lucas Raymond · Alex DeBrincat · Moritz Seider
PP2
Emmitt Finnie · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård · Justin Faulk · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
PK1
J.T. Compher · Andrew Copp · Albert Johansson · Moritz Seider
PK2
Mason Appleton · Michael Rasmussen · Ben Chiarot · Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Ansar Khan · Oct 4 · 11:40 AM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Red Wings
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Red WingsInjury report
Marco Kasper
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Dylan Larkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Simon Edvinsson
OUT · Contract dispute · Expected back Oct 10
Chase Stillman
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 9
Carter Bear
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 6
Jacob Bernard-Docker
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 9
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT
Ansar Khan · Oct 4 · 11:40 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Red Wings lost their last game and are 0-1-0 in their first 1 game.
Live
Matchup Intel
Ryan Donato has solved John Gibson before, 6 goals on 28 shots. But the problem is Alex DeBrincat, who has 7 points in his last 4 against the Blackhawks.
Stay out of the box: the Blackhawks' power play ranks 1st and Detroit's penalty kill sits 25th. Detroit has struggled to beat Spencer Knight: .974 on 38 shots.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Ryan Donato has 6 goals on John Gibson (28 shots).
(Chicago)
6
goals on John Gibson
Matchup
Patrick Kane has 5 goals on John Gibson (49 shots).
(Chicago)
5
goals on John Gibson
Player
Alex DeBrincat has 7 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Detroit)
7
pts, last 4 vs CHI
Special Teams
Chicago's power play ranks 1st while Detroit's penalty kill ranks 25th.
1st / 25th
PP vs PK
Goaltending
Spencer Knight has a .974 save % against Detroit (38 shots).
.974
SV% vs DET
Player
Lucas Raymond has 5 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Detroit)
5
pts, last 4 vs CHI