The Detroit Red Wings will travel to Chicago, Illinois to face the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center with the puck scheduled to drop at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday evening and will air on the NHL Network, NBC Sports Chicago, Root Sports North, and Bally Sports Detroit.

The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the better teams in the Eastern Conference this season as they enter this game in 4^th place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 31-20-6 and 68 points which also gives them the 6^th best record in the conference and are on a four-game winning streak following Saturday’s 6-1 win at home against the St. Louis Blues. 

The success of the Red Wings this season can be attributed to their play offensively as they are 6^th in the NHL in scoring and have the 8^th best power-play success rate at 23.19% while averaging 3.5 goals per game. Dylan Larkin has played a pivotal role in the success the Red Wings have had offensively this season as he leads the team in goals and points with 25 goals and 51 points. 

Defensively, Detroit has been below average as they are allowing an average of 3.21 goals per game which ranks 21^st in the league, however, they have one of the better penalty-kill units as the Red Wings have the 8^th best penalty-kill percentage at 82.29%. The Detroit Red Wings will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they travel to face the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Chicago Blackhawks have been one of the worst teams in the NHL this season with a record of 15-39-4 and 34 points which puts them in 8^th place in the Central Division giving them the worst record in the league and are on a three-game losing streak following Friday’s 2-3 loss in overtime against the Winnipeg Jets. 

The Blackhawks have been the lowest-scoring team in the NHL this season as they are averaging 2.09 goals per game while having the worst power-play success rate at 12.87%. Defensively, Chicago hasn’t fared any better as they are allowing the 5^th most goals per game with an average of 3.53 goals allowed per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 77.71% which ranks 22^nd in the league. 

Connor Badard has lived up to the hype as a rookie and leads the team in goals and points despite missing 14 games with 17 goals and 39 points. The Chicago Blackhawks will look to end their three-game losing streak when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday evening.

JustBet has the Detroit Red Wings listed as -190 moneyline favorites on the road against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday evening. Detroit is 5-4-1 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three meetings. 

The Blackhawks have outscored the Red Wings by an average of 3.6 to 3.4 goals per game over the last ten while the Red Wings have won by an average margin of 1.33 goals per game in the previous three games in the series.

Detroit has been the better team this season as they have the 6^th best record in the Eastern Conference while Chicago has the worst record in the NHL and has been the better team in the series, going 5-4-1 in the last ten and 2-0-1 in the last three contests. 

However, the Blackhawks have outscored the Red Wings by an average of 3.6 to 3.4 goals per game over the last ten and have lost by an average of 1.33 goals per game over the last three games in the series. As a result, I am taking the puck line for the Chicago Blackhawks at +1.5 when they host the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday evening.