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8 Blackhawks, 5 Red Wings: Bad, good, then bad again

The Detroit Red Wings lined up across from another Original Six franchise in the Chicago Blackhawks. In their first matchup of the season back in late October, the Red Wings came out on top in a 6-3 victory and Lucas Raymond’s first career hat-trick. Tonight,

First Period

The Red Wings started the game all over the Blackhawks defense. Every line was clicking. Even players who have been struggling to score, like Filip Zadina, were getting chances to put the puck in the net. Unfortunately, Marc-Andre Fleury stood tall. The Blackhawks got their first shot on goal with six minutes gone into the first with a weak Brandon Hagel backhand off the rush that Alex Nedeljkovic fended off with relative ease.