Red Wings aim for another victory in Chicago

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02/27/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Red Wings will try to rebound from consecutive close losses when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center.

Detroit had won three straight before dropping a shootout decision to visiting Edmonton on Friday and losing an overtime test to the Nashville Predators on Saturday.

The game against the Predators was a big one, considering Detroit is in the midst of a battle for postseason positioning with Nashville. The Red Wings, who have 86 points this year, are currently two points behind Nashville for first place in the Central Division and the top spot in the Western Conference.

Saturday's loss came after Peter Forsberg's goal 2:11 into overtime handed Nashville the 4-3 decision at Gaylord Entertainment Center.

Tomas Holmstrom notched his third career hat trick for the Red Wings, who have a hefty nine-point edge over Dallas for the fourth spot in the Western Conference.

Mathieu Schneider picked up three assists and Pavel Datsyuk had two in a losing cause. Chris Osgood made 25 saves, but fell to 6-4-2 on the year.

The Red Wings tried to give themselves a boost in the playoff race by trading for forward Kyle Calder on Monday. The Philadelphia Flyers sent Calder to Detroit in a three-team deal that saw also the Red Wings ship forward Jason Williams to Chicago. The Blackhawks sent defenseman Lasse Kukkonen and a third-round pick in 2007 to Philadelphia, then Chicago dealt Calder to Detroit for Williams.

Tonight marks the end of a brief two-game road trip for the Red Wings, who are 17-13-4 as the visiting team this year.

The Blackhawks will try to stay on the winning track tonight after ending a five-game losing streak Sunday against St. Louis. Duncan Keith, Adrian Aucoin and Bryan Smolinski each scored first-period goals as Chicago smoked the Blues, 5-1.

Martin Havlat posted a goal and two assists while Nikolai Khabibulin finished with 22 saves for the Blackhawks, who have 55 points and come into tonight's game tied with Columbus for last place in the Central Division.

The Blackhawks, who are 12-14-4 as the host thus year, are playing the third test of a four-game homestand tonight.

The Red Wings have dominated the series with Chicago in recent years, winning five straight and 12 of the last 13 encounters between the clubs. Detroit is 4-0 against the Blackhawks this year and has also taken six in a row in the Windy City.

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