Chicago (11-6-6) at Detroit (17-4-4), 7:00 pm EST
DETROIT (Ticker) -- The defending Stanley Cup champions have
picked up right where they left off last season.
The Detroit Red Wings will seek their third consecutive victory
Saturday when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.
Jiri Hudler and Daniel Cleary each scored two goals as the Red
Wings held on for a 6-5 victory over the Canucks on Thursday.
Captain Nicklas Lidstrom recorded a goal and two assists and
fellow blue-liner Derek Meech netted his first career goal.
Defenseman Brian Rafalski and Valtteri Filppula each set up a
pair of tallies for Detroit, which has won three of its last
four.
Martin Havlat, Jonathan Toews and Dave Bolland scored in the
final six minutes as the Blackhawks rallied for a 4-2 triumph
over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. The burst helped Chicago
snap a three-game losing streak.
In their only previous meeting, the Red Wings edged the
Blackhawks, 6-5, in a shootout.