Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Detroit Red Wings Odds, Picks, and Predictions (1/26/22)

Longtime rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Detroit Red Wings face-off on Wednesday in the Motor City.  Chicago is 15-20-7 with 37 points, seventh in the Central Division this season.  The Blackhawks were shutout on the road by the Colorado Avalanche, 2-0 on Monday.  In their last time on the ice, Detroit lost at Nashville to the Predators, 4-1.  Adam Erne scored Detroit’s only game, which was his fourth of the season.  The Red Wings are 18-18-6 with 42 points, fifth in the Atlantic Division.

Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Detroit Red Wings Betting Odds

The Red Wings are 5-0 in their last five games vs. a team with a winning percentage below .400.  Detroit is 14-43 in their last 57 games following a loss of three or more goals, on Saturday they lost, 4-1 to Nashville.  Under is 5-1 in the Red Wings last six games overall.  Chicago is 0-4 in their last four games overall.  The Blackhawks are 5-2 in their last seven meetings in Detroit.  In their last 14 meetings, Chicago is 10-4 against Detroit.

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Odds

Superstar Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks in scoring this season with 36 points (nine goals and 27 assists).  The winger has 15 points on the power play in 2021-22 (four goals and 11 assists).  In 1,067 career games, Kane has 1,124 points (413 goals and 711 assists); averaging 1.05 points per game.  The three-time Stanley Cup winner has scored over 100 points twice in a season; his career high was 110 in 2018-19.  Alex DeBrincat is second on the club in scoring with 33 points; his 24 goals are fifth in the league.  The sniper is third in the NHL in power play goals with 10 this season.  In his third season, Brandon Hagel has 20 points (10 goals and 10 assists).  He’s getting 16:46 of ice time per game and has registered 26 hits on the year.  Captain Jonathan Toews, who missed all last season due to illness has registered 18 points in 2021-22 (four goals and 14 assists).  He has won 58.5% of his face-offs this year.  The three-time Stanley Cup champion has 833 points in 985 career games and has scored at least 20 goals in 12 seasons.

Seth Jones is the Blackhawks third leading scorer this season with 26 points (three goals and 23 assists), additionally he has 10 assists on the power play.  In his first season in Chicago, he’s fourth in the league averaging 26:06 of ice time per game.  Jones has 77 blocked shots and 16 takeaways this year.  Connor Murphy leads the team in blocks with 102 and is second on the team in hits with 87.  The nine-year defenseman has chipped in six points on the campaign.  Jake McCabe who’s in his first season with the Blackhawks has delivered 83 hits and blocked 82 shots in 2021-22.

2020-21 Vezina Trophy Marc Andre-Fleury in his first season with the Blackhawks has started 29 games.  On the year he 13-13-3 with a .913 save percentage and a 2.76 GAA.  The Flower is tied for third in the NHL with three shutouts.  One must wonder, if Chicago will trade him to a contender at the trade deadline, he’d be an excellent addition to a top club.

Detroit Red Wings Betting Odds

Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings in scoring this season with 37 points (19 goals and 18 assists).  He’s a +4 with four game winning goals this season.  Detroit’s captain is averaging 18:51 of ice time per game and is winning 54.5% of his face-offs this season.  Tyler Bertuzzi is second on the team in scoring with 36 points (19 goals and 17 assists).  He’s the team leader in plus/minus at +14 and game winning goals with five this campaign.   Lucas Raymond has played in 42 games this season and is the leading scorer amongst all rookies in the NHL with 33 points (11 goals and 22 points).   The 19-year-old is averaging 18:00 of ice time per game and has eight points on the power play (three goals and five assists).  Center Vladislav Namestnikov, who was a first-round pick by Tampa Bay in 2011 has scored 11 goals this season, 20 points overall.  Adam Erne, Detroit’s tough left wing has delivered a team leading 83 hits in 41 games this season.  He’s also added 10 points on the year for the Red Wings.

Defenseman Moritz Seider leads Detroit in assists with 23, he has 26 points on the year.  In 42 games in 2021-22, he’s a -1, with a team leading 75 blocked shots.  Seider is averaging 22:30 of ice time per game and has delivered 61 hits on the campaign.  Filip Hronek is the second leading scorer amongst Red Wing defensemen with 21 points (four goals and 17 assists).  He’s averaging 22:37 of ice time per game, blocked 48 shots and delivered 35 hits on the season.  Nick Leddy who won a Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2012-13 has 11 points on the season (one goal and 10 assists).  He’s also averaging 21:29 of ice per game and has blocked 32 shots in 2021-22.  Danny DeKeyser has only three points on the year but is second on the team in blocked shots with 75.  

Alex Nedeljkovic has started 27 games this season.  In his last start, which was Saturday against Nashville, he made 21 saves in the loss.  In 2021-22, he’s 12-11-5 with a .915 save percentage and a 2.79 GAA.

Chicago Blackhawks Vs. Detroit Red Wings Picks & Prediction

Chicago is scoring 2.3 goals per game, which is 30^th in the league.  Defensively they’re allowing 3.3 goals per game, ranked 22^nd overall.  Detroit is scoring 2.7 goals per game, ranking them 24^th in the NHL.  On the defensive side, they’re allowing 3.3 goals per game which ranks 23^rd in the league and yielding 32.7 shots per game, 25^th overall. 

In one of the best rivalries in the NHL which has quieted down the last few seasons as each team has dropped in the standings, I like the road team Blackhawks to go into Detroit and win, going with under 5.5 goals combined.