[A] Series Preview: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings

Ton · May 14, 2013

SEASON SERIES[/b] — The Chicago Blackhawks swept Detroit in the season series (4-0-0) in 2013, outscoring the Red Wings 12-5 through four games, not including shootout goals credited for a win. Corey Crawford[/b] started all four games for the Blackhawks and Jimmy Howard[/b] started all four games for the Red Wings, but he was pulled in one of them. Although it seems like the Blackhawks blew out the Red Wings during the season series, a closer look reveals that three of the four games went into overtime and out of those three games, two of them went into the shootout. In their last meeting, Chicago's victory clinched the Division title.<ul class='bbc'>[*]2-1 overtime win on January 27th in Chicago[*]2-1 shootout win on March 3rd in Detroit[*]7-1 victory on March 31 in Detroit[*]3-2 shootout win on April 12th in Chicago[/list]CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS[/b] —<ul class='bbc'>[*]Jonathan Toews[/b] led the Blackhawks with five points (2G, 3A) in four games and was the only player in the season series producing at a point per game.[*]Dave Bolland[/b], Nick Leddy[/b], Brandon Saad[/b], and Jonathan Toews[/b] tied for the team lead in goals (2).[*]Dave Bolland[/b] was perfect, taking two shots on net and scoring on both.[*]Brandon Saad[/b] led all Blackhawks with 11 shots on net.[*]Jonathan Toews[/b] and Johnny Oduya[/b] led the Blackhawks with a plus-4 rating.[*]The Blackhawks were 2-for-10 (20%) on the powerplay vs. the Red Wings.[*]The Blackhawks averaged 28.5 shots on net vs. the Red Wings.[/list]DETROIT RED WINGS[/b] —<ul class='bbc'>[*]Johan Franzen[/b] and Cory Emmerton[/b] led the Red Wings with two points each, both scored two goals each.[*]Only one player, Tomas Tatar[/b], was a positive player in the season series. He only appeared in one game.[*]Johan Franzen[/b] led the Red Wings with 18 shots on net in four games.[*]The Red Wings were 1-for-15 (6.7%) on the powerplay vs. the Blackhawks.[*]The Red Wings averaged 31.5 shots on net vs. the Blackhawks.[/list]<div style='margin: 24px auto 8px; border: 0; width: 50%;color: #222; background-color: #222; height: 1px;'></div>
OFFENSE [/b]BLACKHAWKS — Below is a breakdown of each line and how effective they were against the Red Wings this season. Injured players are not included.<ul class='bbcol decimal'>[*]Brandon Saad[/b], Jonathan Toews[/b], and Marian Hossa[/b] combined for nine points (4G, 5A) and a plus-5 rating.[*]Patrick Sharp[/b], Dave Bolland[/b], and Patrick Kane[/b] contributed four points (3G, 1A) and a plus-2 rating. (Note: Bolland will return, but Quenneville has not cemented his place in the lineup yet)[*]Bryan Bickell[/b], Andrew Shaw[/b], and Viktor Stalberg[/b] contributed four points (1G, 3A) and a plus-4 rating.[*]Marcus Kruger[/b], Michal Handzus[/b], and Michael Frolik[/b] contributed two points (2A) and a plus-4 rating. (Note: Frolik played on the top line in the last two games of the season series)[/list]<ul class='bbc'>[*]LIKELY SCRATCHES: Dan Carcillo[/b] appeared in three games vs. Detroit this season and did not register any points. Jamal Mayers [/b]played one game, but he did not register any points either. Jeremy Morin[/b] (1G) and Jimmy Hayes[/b] (1A) both dressed in Chicago's 7-1 thrashing on March 31st.[/list]OFFENSE[/b] RED WINGS — Below is a breakdown of each line and how effective they were against the Blackhawks this season. Injured players are not included.<ul class='bbcol decimal'>[*]Henrik Zetterberg[/b], Pavel Datsyuk[/b], Justin Abdelkader[/b] combined for a total of one point (1A) and minus-3 rating.[*]Johan Franzen[/b], Valtteri Filppula[/b], and Danny Cleary [/b]contributed two points (2G) and a minus-8 rating. (Note: Babcock likes to juggle Zetterberg and Franzen on the top two lines)[*]Gustav Nyquist[/b], Joakim Andersson[/b], and Damien Brunner[/b] contributed two points (2A) and an even rating.[*]Jordin Tootoo[/b], Cory Emmerton[/b], and Patrick Eaves[/b] contributed four points (2G, 2A) and a minus-5 rating.[/list]<ul class='bbc'>[*]LIKELY SCRATCHES: Tomas Tatar[/b] appeared in one game vs. the Blackhawks and scored a goal. Mikael Samuelsson [/b]and Todd Bertuzzi [/b]both appeared in the season series but did not score any points.[/list]DEFENSE[/b] BLACKHAWKS — The Blackhawks had no issues producing offense with their defense against the Red Wings this season. Nick Leddy[/b] led the charge with two goals (one of them was a game winning goal in overtime), followed closely by Duncan Keith[/b]'s goal and assist. Overall, the defense was able to produce eight points (3G, 5A) in the season series.

Of course, it's not all about offense for the Blackhawks and their defensive core proved that they can get it done in their own end as well with a combined plus-11 rating amongst the seven of them. Surprisingly enough, Michal Rozsival[/b] (8) and Nick Leddy[/b] (7) led the team in hits. Johnny Oduya[/b], Nik Hjalmarsson[/b], and Brent Seabrook[/b] all sacrificed their body an equal amount as well, with eight blocked shots each. Hjalmarsson was particularly impressive when it came down to puck control with six takeaways compared to his three giveaways.

DEFENSE[/b] RED WINGS — The Red Wings defense had a lot of trouble containing the Blackhawks throughout the season series. Not only were they abysmal in the defensive end, but offensively they only produced a mere four assists amongst 10 different defenseman that appeared vs. the Blackhawks.

Niklas Kronwall[/b] and Jonathan Ericsson[/b] lead Detroit as their top pairing, but they were the worst combination for the Red Wings, contributing a total of zero points and a minus-9 rating. As a whole, the Detroit defense had a minus-12 rating over the four game series. Although, they did keep the Blackhawks under their average shots per game (31.1) by only allowing Chicago an average of 28.5 shots on net per game during the season series.

GOALTENDING DUEL[/b] — Unlike the previous series, there should be no question about who is starting in goal, barring another pre-game injury.

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Corey Crawford[/b] #50
Height: 6-2
Weight: 208
Career vs. Red Wings:<ul class='bbc'>[*]Games Played: 15[*]Record: 11-2-2[*]Shutouts: 0[*]Goals Against Average: 1.82[*]Save Percentage: 94.3[/list]</div><div style="float:left; padding:10px;">

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Jimmy Howard[/b] #35 
Height: 6-0
Weight: 218
Career vs. Blackhawks:<ul class='bbc'>[*]Games Played: 17[*]Record: 4-7-5[*]Shutouts: 0[*]Goals Against Average: 2.79[*]Save Percentage: 90.5[/list]</div><div style="clear:both;"></div>
ALL-TIME LEADERS[/b] —

FOR CHI: Patrick Sharp[/b] leads the Blackhawks with 33 points (15G, 18A) in 43 games vs. the Red Wings. No Blackhawk has been able to keep up a point per game pace, but Patrick Kane[/b] (28 points in 34 games), Marian Hossa[/b] (23 points in 29 games) and Jonathan Toews[/b] (21 points in 30 games), come the closest. Brent Seabrook leads the defense with 26 points (7G, 19A) in 50 games. The Blackhawks have 14 players that have a plus rating vs. the Red Wings.

For DET: Henrik Zetterberg[/b] leads the Red Wings with 47 points (19G, 28A) in 50 games vs. the Blackhawks. Pavel Datsyuk[/b] also has 47 points (15G 32A) but in 60 games vs. the Blackhawks. Kyle Quincey [/b]and Niklas Kronwall[/b] both lead the defense with 10 points apiece. Kyle Quincey[/b] and Johan Franzen[/b] are the only two active players on Detroit with a career plus rating (+6 combined) vs the Blackhawks.
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RANDOM FACTS[/b] BLACKHAWKS — Regular Season (2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs)[/i]<ul class='bbc'>[*]26-2-1 (3-1)[/i] when they score first and 10-5-4 (1-0)[/i] when their opponents score first.[*]19-3-5 (1-1)[/i] in one goal games, 7-3 (0-0)[/i] in two goal games, and 10-1 (3-0)[/i] in three goal games.[*]26-3-4 (3-0)[/i] record when outshooting their opponents, 9-4-1 (1-1)[/i] when outshot, and 1-0 (0-0)[/i] when it's even.[*]Leading after 1 period: 17-1-1 (3-0)[/i] ... Trailing after 1 period: 3-3-3 (1-0)[/i] ... Tied after 1 period: 16-3-1 (0-1) [/i]... Leading after 2 periods: 26-1-2 (3-0) [/i]... Trailing after 2 periods: 4-5-1 (0-0)[/i] ... Tied after 2 periods: 6-1-2 (0-1)[/i] ...[/list]RANDOM FACTS[/b] RED WINGS — Regular Season (2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs)[/i]<ul class='bbc'>[*]16-7-2 (3-1)[/i] when they score first, and 8-9-6 (1-2)[/i] when their opponents score first.[*]10-6-8 (4-1)[/i] in one goal games, 3-4 (0-1)[/i] in two goal games, and 11-6 (0-1)[/i] in three goal games.[*]14-13-5 (1-0)[/i] record when outshooting their opponents, 10-3-2 (2-3)[/i] when outshot and 0-0-1 (1-0) [/i]when it's even.[*]Leading after 1 period: 9-4-1 (3-0)[/i] ... Trailing after 1 period: 4-9-3 (1-0)[/i] ... Leading after 2 periods: 18-2-1 (2-0)[/i] ... Trailing after 2 periods: 2-11-3 (1-1)[/i]...[/list]INJURIES — Drew Miller [/b](DET) is suffering a hand injury going into this series and may miss time. [/i]Darren Helm [/b](DET) and Dan DeKeyser[/b] (DET) [/i]is expected to be out for the remainder of the year. Dave Bolland[/b] (CHI) and Ray Emery[/b] (CHI), previously injured in round one, are both expected to return in game one vs. the Red Wings.[/i][/i]

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WiHawksFan · May 14, 2013

Howard was pulled from practice today with a bad hamstring....but that's something he's been suffering all throughout the Anaheim series. So should be fine.

the canadian dream · May 14, 2013

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Howard was pulled from practice today with a bad hamstring....but that's something he's been suffering all throughout the Anaheim series. So should be fine.
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test the shit out of it hard and often. hamstrings aren't fun tweeks esp for goalies. If this series goes long he will start having larger issues. 



good write up Ton

the canadian dream · May 14, 2013

anyone want to bet on the time and period the first piece of glass falls out in the UC? Im betting on 1st period at the 8:32 mark.

Tater · May 14, 2013

Nice preview write-up Ton.

winos5 · May 14, 2013

Hawks in 5

Ton · May 15, 2013

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Nice preview write-up Ton.
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Thanks Tater, only took me 5 hours since the Hawks didn't put up the "Game Notes" yet for media

Ton · May 15, 2013

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anyone want to bet on the time and period the first piece of glass falls out in the UC? Im betting on 1st period at the 8:32 mark.
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There were a lot of stats that surprised me during the research, but this one has me really curious, lol!

Ashor-redtribe · May 15, 2013

Go low on him if his hammy hurts...wonder if he will excuse him self in pregame warm ups like backs?

the canadian dream · May 16, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5BQ5_CiTo0

Chief Walking Stick · May 16, 2013

Hawks in 4... told you guys.

MassHavoc · May 16, 2013

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5BQ5_CiTo0
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What shitty fucking music to ruin what could have been a great dramatic video.

Ton · May 16, 2013

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What shitty fucking music to ruin what could have been a great dramatic video.
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Yeah... lol

the canadian dream · May 16, 2013

agree the music sucks. cbc usually fails with the music but i like the short historical film. so screw you all bandwagoners

MassHavoc · May 16, 2013

Yeah it was nice clippage put together, but I would have rather had something more meaningfull. like the hawks do before games. This was kind of sad to me like they just put a standard promo package together like it's any two other teams. Probably used the same music for the other teams promos too. Was great clips but was shocked to see how bad the production was considering the playoff montages they have put out the last couple of years. and opening day too I believe.... come to think of it though, that may have been the NHL not CBC but I don't believe so?

Mach29 · May 17, 2013

Hope this series is short and simple:



Kings look hungry.

MassHavoc · May 17, 2013

More importantly after the condensed season that they have had, the more time off between series the better. It may have been a half season but man those schedules were bad, I bet the best rested team is going to win.

Pez68 · May 22, 2013

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Mark Lazerus â€�@MarkLazerus 33s #Blackhawks lines: Sharp-Toews-Hossa, Saad-Bolland-Kane, Bickell-Shaw-Stalberg, Handzus-Kruger-Frolik.
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<div>Will Q's stubbornness and refusal to use common sense and put Sharp at center cost the Hawks a shot at the cup? I hope not.</div>
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<div>Saad-Bolland-Kane is going to get murdered by Datsyuk's line. Sharp needs to play center against teams like Detroit, who basically have two #1 centers. He's the only other guy on the team who can consistently win faceoffs and play center in a top six capacity. I see he's sticking with the useless fucking Handzus on the fourth line too, instead of putting some grit or youthful energy into the lineup. Who wants to bet Kruger takes the faceoffs, even though Handzus is on the line with him?</div>
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<div>I wish I was confident going into Thursday, but I'm not. Detroit is going to dominate play whenever Rozsival/Oduya end up on the ice with the Bolland or Kruger lines, just like they did Monday.</div>
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<div>How is a second line containing a rookie, a small finesse player who struggles defensively, and a center who is terrible at faceoffs and has struggled all season, a good idea?</div>
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<div>**** me man.</div>

Pez68 · May 22, 2013

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/05/22/hoge-blackhawks-going-greasy-with-bickell-on-power-play/


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Thatâ€™s exactly why Quenneville decided to balance out his power play units a little bit. His previous top group of Marian Hossa, Patrick Sharp, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith might have been one of the most talented power play units, but thatâ€™s not an ideal group to come up with the ugly goals. Hossa, Sharp and Keith are now joined on the top unit by Bickell and Brandon Saad, while Toews and Kane slid down to the second unit Wednesday. Itâ€™s still a little unclear how the second group will shape up as Brent Seabrook, Michal Rozsival, Nick Leddy and Dave Bolland all got some time there at Wednesdayâ€™s practice, but Andrew Shaw will be the man in front of the net.


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Look for much more SUCK on the PP come Thursday. That first unit is an abomination. The second unit of Shaw/Toews/Kane/Leddy/Seabrook seems to make MUCH more sense.

the canadian dream · May 22, 2013

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Look for much more SUCK on the PP come Thursday. That first unit is an abomination. The second unit of Shaw/Toews/Kane/Leddy/Seabrook seems to make MUCH more sense.
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Can it really get worse than it has been? Doubt it. The only way the new units are worse is if they start giving up sh goals. Which isn't out of the question at this point. Out of everything I have bitched about the last 2 games the powerplay is by far the thing that has pissed me off the most. At least Q and the gang are going in a different route with the units. Probably not the units I would have assembled but at the very least there is now some change.

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