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Detroit Red Wings vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Saturday, January 16, 2027 · United Center

DSN · CHSN

Game preview

The Detroit Red Wings visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Saturday, January 16, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and CHSN.

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

Rest and travel

Red Wings

Game 2 of a road trip: Utah, now Chicago.

  1. 62027-01-06: no game
  2. 72027-01-07: vs UTA
  3. 82027-01-08: no game
  4. 92027-01-09: vs BOS
  5. 102027-01-10: no game
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: no game
  8. 132027-01-13: at UTA
  9. 142027-01-14: no game
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: at CHI
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,255 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,743 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Back home after a game in Toronto.

  1. 62027-01-06: no game
  2. 72027-01-07: at NYR
  3. 82027-01-08: no game
  4. 92027-01-09: at NJD
  5. 102027-01-10: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 112027-01-11: no game
  7. 122027-01-12: vs UTA
  8. 132027-01-13: no game
  9. 142027-01-14: at TOR
  10. 152027-01-15: no game
  11. 162027-01-16: vs DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~438 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~875 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

  1. 14:40 together at 5v5
  2. 9:13 together at 5v5
  3. 8:03 together at 5v5
  4. 6:49 together at 5v5
  1. 17:47 together at 5v5
  2. 12:41 together at 5v5
  3. 11:31 together at 5v5

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

DETCHI

Settled lines

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

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

Goalie pull, down one

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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series