Blackhawks, Red Wings renew divisional rivalry

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesAmong the universal truths that exist in hockey are these three: fans who bang on the glass at ice level should be permanently barred from those seats forever, the shootout is an awful way to end a hockey game, and the Blackhawks and Red Wings belong in the same division.

A pandemic-induced realignment of the NHL divisions fixed the latter of those problems for this season and the two rivals in the new Central Division will faceoff at a fan-free United Center this evening.

Detroit is coming off of a galactically terrible ‘19-20 regular season that saw the Red Wings amass just 39 points in 71 games. The reward for all that futility? A losing ticket in the…