vs. 
Detroit Red Wings (3-0-1) -
Chicago BlackHawks (1-2-0)
7:30 PM EDT
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI
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Team Comparison:
Red Wings -
BlackHawks
2 Points: 7
1 Wins: 3
0 ShutOuts: 0
26 Power Play Rank: 1
21 Penalty Kill Rank: 6
.000 Win % When Leading After 1: .667
.000 Win % When Leading After 2: .667
1.000 Win % When Trailing After 1: .000
.500 Win % When Trailing After 2: 1.000
Chicago BlackHawks:
Last game video:
Sharks @ BlackHawks 2 - 1
Team Leaders:
Goals Robert Lang 1
Assists Brent Seabrook 2
Points Brent Seabrook 2
Plus/Minus Brent Sopel 2
PP Goals Brent Seabrook 0
Wins Nikolai Khabibulin 1
GAA Nikolai Khabibulin 1.97
Save PCT Nikolai Khabibulin .927
Team Injuries:
F Martin Havlat (shoulder), out
D Andrei Zyuzin (groin), out
Top Stories:
Burish gets chance to ignite offense
So far, power play's pointless
Toews gets crash course in NHL penalties
Hawks in brief: Zyuzin given some added rest
Video: Practice/Gameday Video
Roster:
Forwards:
NO Name POS Age HT WT SH Born Drafted Rookie First
17 Kevyn Adams C 33 6-1 200 R Washington, DC 1(25) 1993 1999 1997
12 Rene Bourque LW 25 6-2 213 L Lac La Biche, AB Undrafted 2005 2005
37 Adam Burish RW 24 6-1 189 R Madison, WI 9(282) 2002 2007 2006
88 Patrick Kane RW 18 5-10 170 L Buffalo, NY 1(1) 2007 2007 2007
48 David Koci LW 26 6-6 238 L Prague, CSSR 5(146) 2000 2006
20 Robert Lang C 36 6-3 216 R Teplice, CSSR 7(133) 1990 1993 1992
22 Martin Lapointe RW 34 5-11 215 R Ville Ste-Pierre, QC 1(10) 1991 1993 1991
94 Yanic Perreault C 36 5-11 185 L Sherbrooke, QC 3(47) 1991 1994 1993
15 Tuomo Ruutu C 24 6-0 200 L Vantaa, FI 1(9) 2001 2003 2003
14 Sergei Samsonov LW 28 5-8 188 R Moscow, USSR 1(8) 1997 1997 1997
10 Patrick Sharp RW 25 6-1 197 R Thunder Bay, ON 3(95) 2001 2003 2002
19 Jonathan Toews C 19 6-2 203 L Winnipeg, MB 1(3) 2006 2007 2007
29 Jason Williams C 27 5-11 194 R London, ON Undrafted 2002 2000
Defense:
NO Name POS Age HT WT SH Born Drafted Rookie First
6 Magnus Johansson D 34 5-11 180 L Linkoping, SE Undrafted 2007
2 Duncan Keith D 24 6-0 187 L Winnipeg, MB 2(54) 2002 2005 2005
44 Danny Richmond D 23 6-0 192 L Chicago, IL 2(31) 2003 2006 2005
7 Brent Seabrook D 22 6-3 220 R Richmond, BC 1(14) 2003 2005 2005
5 Brent Sopel D 30 6-1 213 R Calgary, AB 6(144) 1995 2000 1998
23 Jim Vandermeer D 27 6-1 208 L Caroline, AB Undrafted 2003 2002
43 James Wisniewski D 23 6-0 207 R Canton, MI 5(156) 2002 2006 2005
27 Andrei Zyuzin D 29 6-1 208 L Ufa, USSR 1(2) 1996 1997 1997
Goalies:
NO Name POS Age HT WT SH Born Drafted Rookie First
39 Nikolai Khabibulin G 34 6-1 208 L Sverdlovsk, USSR 9(204) 1992 1994 1994
40 Patrick Lalime G 33 6-3 189 L St. Bonaventure, QC 6(156) 1993 1996 1996
Jonathan Toews (1G - 0A) Drafted by the Blackhawks in the 1st round (3rd overall) Franchise center
Detroit Red Wings:
Last game video:
Flames @ Red Wings 2 - 4
Team Leaders:
Goals Tomas Holmstrom 4
Assists Henrik Zetterberg 6
Points Henrik Zetterberg 8
Plus/Minus Nicklas Lidstrom 3
PP Goals Tomas Holmstrom 3
Wins Dominik Hasek 2
GAA Chris Osgood 2
Save PCT Chris Osgood .905
Team Injuries:
F Johan Franzen (knee), out
Top Stories:
Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Holmstrom star again and torch Flames
Rafalski's about to start racking up 56,000 air miles
Compliments keep coming for Eurotwins line
Keenan: Chelios fit to play at any age
Rafalski Finnished his pre-NHL education overseas
Video: Henrik Zetterberg's Birthday
Video: Post Game October 10th 2007
Video: Nick Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk Photo Shoot
Audio: Detroit Red Wings consultant Scotty Bowman
Roster:
Forwards:
NO Name POS Age HT WT SH Born Drafted Rookie First
11 Daniel Cleary RW 28 6-0 211 L Carbonear, NL 1(13) 1997 1998 1997
13 Pavel Datsyuk C 29 5-11 185 L Sverdlovsk, USSR 6(171) 1998 2001 2001
10 Dallas Drake RW 38 6-1 190 L Trail, BC 6(116) 1989 1992 1992
33 Kris Draper C 36 5-10 190 L Toronto, ON 3(62) 1989 1992 1990
8 Matt Ellis LW 26 6-1 190 L Welland, ON Undrafted 2006
51 Valtteri Filppula C 23 5-11 202 L Vantaa, FI 3(95) 2002 2006 2005
93 Johan Franzen C 27 6-2 210 L Vetlanda, SE 3(97) 2004 2005 2005
98 Igor Grigorenko RW 24 5-10 203 R Samara, USSR 2(62) 2001 2007 2007
96 Tomas Holmstrom LW 34 5-11 185 L Pitea, SE 10(257) 1994 1996 1996
26 Jiri Hudler C 23 5-9 178 L Olomouc, CSSR 2(58) 2002 2006 2003
28 Tomas Kopecky RW 25 6-3 205 L Dubnica, CSSR 2(38) 2000 2006 2005
18 Kirk Maltby LW 34 6-0 190 R Guelph, ON 3(65) 1992 1993 1993
37 Mikael Samuelsson RW 30 6-2 211 L Mariefred, SE 5(145) 1998 2001 2000
40 Henrik Zetterberg LW 26 6-0 190 L Njurunda, SE 7(210) 1999 2002 2002
Defense:
NO Name POS Age HT WT SH Born Drafted Rookie First
24 Chris Chelios D 45 6-1 190 R Chicago, IL 2(40) 1981 1985 1983
55 Niklas Kronwall D 26 6-0 185 L Stockholm, SE 1(29) 2000 2005 2003
22 Brett Lebda D 25 5-10 195 L Buffalo Grove, IL Undrafted 2005 2005
5 Nicklas Lidstrom D 37 6-1 190 L Vasteras, SE 3(53) 1989 1991 1991
3 Andreas Lilja D 32 6-3 228 L Helsinborg, SE 2(54) 2000 2000
36 Derek Meech D 23 5-11 185 L Winnipeg, MB 7(229) 2002 2007 2006
28 Brian Rafalski D 34 5-10 195 R Dearborn, MI Undrafted 1999 1999
Goalies:
NO Name POS Age HT WT SH Born Drafted Rookie First
39 Dominik Hasek G 42 5-11 177 L Pardubice, CSSR 10(199) 1983 1990 1990
30 Chris Osgood G 34 5-10 181 L Peace River, AB 3(54) 1991 1993 1993
Henrik Zetterberg (2G - 6A)
Check out: www.henrikzetterg.com
Central Division:
Detroit W3 L0 OT1 PTS7
Columbus W2 L1 OT0 PTS4
St. Louis W2 L1 OT0 PTS4
Nashville W2 L2 OT0 PTS4
Chicago W1 L2 OT0 PTS2
Detroit Red Wings Schedule/Results (October 2007)
3rd Anaheim 2 at Detroit 3 OT
6th Detroit 3 at Chicago 4 SO
8th Edmonton 2 at Detroit 4
10th Calgary 2 at Detroit 4
12th Chicago at Detroit 7:30 PM
14th Detroit at Los Angeles 8:00 PM
15th Detroit at Anaheim 10:00 PM
18th Detroit at San Jose 10:30 PM
20th Detroit at Phoenix 10:00 PM
24th Vancouver at Detroit 7:30 PM
26th San Jose at Detroit 7:30 PM
28th Detroit at Vancouver 10:00 PM
30th Detroit at Edmonton 9:00 PM
Central Division:
Detroit W3 L0 OT1 PTS7
Columbus W2 L1 OT0 PTS4
St. Louis W2 L1 OT0 PTS4
Nashville W2 L2 OT0 PTS4
Chicago W1 L2 OT0 PTS2
Chicago BlackHawks Schedule/Results (October 2007)
4th Chicago 0 at Minnesota 1
6th Detroit 3 at Chicago 4 SO
10th San Jose 2 at Chicago 1
12th Chicago at Detroit 7:30 PM
13th Dallas at Chicago 8:30 PM
17th St. Louis at Chicago 8:30 PM
19th Colorado at Chicago 8:30 PM
20th Chicago at Toronto 7:00 PM
23rd Columbus at Chicago 8:30 PM
25th Chicago at Boston 7:00 PM
27th Atlanta at Chicago 8:30 PM
31st Chicago at Dallas 8:30 PM
Overview:
The Red Wings entered Thursday with the NHL's top power play (31.8%) and sixth-best on the penalty kill (93.3%). The Hawks haven't scored a power-play goal in 10 chances and rank 21st on the penalty kill (76.5%).
Dominik Hasek will start in goal tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks. "Tomorrow, Dom starts," Babcock said after Thursday's practice at Joe Louis Arena. "Then (Sunday night) in L.A., Ozzie will start." Hasek didn't play in Wednesday night's 4-2 victory because of a bruise above his left knee. Instead, Chris Osgood made his first start of the season. "Felt much better today," Hasek said. "I could do everything on the ice. I could go up and down quickly, make second and third saves. "I still could feel it a little bit, but no problem at all. So I'm ready to go."
The Wings got a close-up look at the future of the Blackhawks on Saturday when Patrick Kane got an assist and scored the lone shoot-out goal to beat the Wings, 4-3. Tonight, the Wings will get to see the other Chicago rookie who is expected to make a big impact, forward Jonathan Toews, the third overall pick of the 2006 draft. Babcock said he hasn't seen Toews play live, "But from everything I've heard about him ... he's the real deal. So those kids are going to play with some pace and some energy."
The key player for Chicago, in Babcock's mind, is goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. "It looks like Khabibulin, who's their best player, is playing well," Babcock said. "You know, sometimes they call it hockey. Sometimes they call it goaltending."
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