Chicago 4, Detroit 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Sunday, March 16, 2014
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Frederic L'Ecuyer
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik, Brad Lazarowich
Attendance:
22128
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Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 1: Marian Hossa recorded a goal and two assists in his return from an upper-body injury to help host Chicago defeat Original Six-rival Detroit.
Ben Smith had a goal and an assist and captain Jonathan Toews and Nick Leddy also tallied for the Blackhawks, who snapped a brief two-game losing skid. Corey Crawford made 19 saves.
Hossa burned his former team by setting up Leddy for a point shot through traffic with Red Wings rookie Teemu Pulkkinen serving a tripping penalty 8:44 into the second period. Hossa powered through the Detroit defense and put a shot past Jimmy Howard 6:33 into the third period and set up Toews for a backhand deke while short-handed with 2:10 remaining.
Howard stopped 26 shots and Gustav Nyquist scored on a power play for the Red Wings, who fell to 2-4-1 in March. Nyquist fired a shot that deflected off the skate of Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook and in with Patrick Kane in the penalty box at 15:10 of the second period.
Smith picked up the secondary assist on Leddy’s goal and banged home a rebound at 19:46 of the second period for his first career regular-season multi-point game. Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith assisted on Smith’s goal and also set up Hossa’s tally to reach 50 assists for the second time in his career.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hossa missed five games due to an injury suffered in Chicago’s game against Pittsburgh at Soldier Field. … Chicago LW Brandon Saad left the game with an undisclosed injury after playing 6:21. … Detroit remained three points behind the New York Rangers for the final wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. … Toews has eight goals in seven March contests.
Top Game Performances
Detroit |
|
Chicago |
Gustav Nyquist 1 |
Points |
Marian Hossa 3 |
Gustav Nyquist 1 |
Goals |
Marian Hossa 1 |
Daniel Alfredsson 1 |
Assists |
Marian Hossa 2 |
Gustav Nyquist 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Nick Leddy 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Jonathan Toews 1 |
Jimmy Howard .867 |
Save Percentage |
Corey Crawford .950 |
Jimmy Howard 26 |
Saves |
Corey Crawford 19 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Detroit
|
20 |
1 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
8 |
21 |
Chicago
|
30 |
4 |
1-3 |
3-4 |
10 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .621 after a loss.
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .433 after a win and .459 after a loss.