This is a 10* on CHICAGO

The top four teams in every division make the playoffs this season. Chicago is currently fifth in the Central Division, four points back of Nashville. They will play the Predators three times next week. But first they’ve got two games against last place Detroit and winning these are equally important. The Red Wings are very bad and way off the playoff pace. That they just took two in Carolina makes us think they are quite vulnerable to defeat tonight. This is only the fourth time all season the Red Wings have won two straight games. They have yet to win three in a row. Coming off the three previous instances of winning back to back games, the Red Wings have been outscored 14-3 and lost by at least three goals every time. Chicago has won five of the six head to head meetings this season and one of those was when Detroit was off two straight wins. That was a 7-2 win. Coming off a pair of 4-3 wins in Columbus, the Blackhawks cannot afford to slip up here. They won’t. Play on CHICAGO

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