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Chicago Blackhawks vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, October 29, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, October 29, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN+, HULU, Disney+ and SN+.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Blackhawks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: no game
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: no game
  5. 232026-10-23: vs MTL
  6. 242026-10-24: no game
  7. 252026-10-25: vs FLA
  8. 262026-10-26: no game
  9. 272026-10-27: vs LAK
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~238 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~238 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton).

  1. 192026-10-19: no game
  2. 202026-10-20: at SEA
  3. 212026-10-21: no game
  4. 222026-10-22: at VAN
  5. 232026-10-23: no game
  6. 242026-10-24: at CGY
  7. 252026-10-25: no game
  8. 262026-10-26: at EDM
  9. 272026-10-27: no game
  10. 282026-10-28: no game
  11. 292026-10-29: vs CHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,590 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,237 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CHIDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CHI 70% (14th most settled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CHI 48.6s (15th longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CHI 33% (10th most often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series