NBC is set to feature a great showdown on Saturday, as the Chicago Blackhawks are primed to face the Detroit Red Wings at 12:30 p.m. ET. Get ready for the game by reviewing “The Tale of the Tape.”
Chicago Blackhawks
Record: 26-13-5 with 57 points in 44 games played (16-5-4 at home; 10-8-1 on the road)
Rankings: First in the Central Division; second in the Western Conference
Streaks: 5-4-1 in last 10 games; two wins in a row
Power play: 29-for-157 (18.5 percent; 10th in NHL); one shorthanded goal allowed
Penalty kill: 109-for-138 (79 percent; 26th in NHL); six shorthanded goals scored
Top points scorer: Marian Hossa (46)
Top goal scorer: Jonathan Toews (22)
Ice time leader: Duncan Keith (26:26 minutes per game)
Goalie stats: Ray Emery: 10-3-2 in 16 GP; 2.67 GAA and .907 save percentage; Corey Crawford: 16-10-3 in 31 GP; 2.83 GAA and .903 save percentage
Notable Injuries: Daniel Carcillo (season-ending knee injury) and Patrick Sharp (upper-body injury, week-to-week)
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Detroit Red Wings
Record: 27-15-1 for 55 points (16-2-1 at home; 11-13-0 on the road)
Rankings: Third in the Central Division; fifth in the Western Conference
Streaks: 6-4-0 in last 10 games; one win in a row
Power play: 30-for-157 (19.1 percent; eighth in NHL); five shorthanded goals allowed
Penalty kill: 124-for-153 (81 percent; 23rd in NHL); one shorthanded goal scored
Top points scorer: Pavel Datsyuk (44)
Top goal scorer: Johan Franzen (17)
Ice time leader: Nicklas Lidstrom (23:43 minutes per game)
Goalie stats: Jimmy Howard: 25-10-1 in 36 GP; 2.04 GAA and .924 save percentage, four shutouts; Ty Conklin: 2-5-0 in 8 GP; 3.28 GAA and .888 save percentage, one shutout
Notable Injuries: Todd Bertuzzi (day-to-day with back injury)