The Blackhawks ended their winless streak at the start of the 2021 season on Friday and will now look for their first winning streak of the season in a late Sunday morning faceoff with the Red Wings.
It was a depleted Detroit lineup on Friday night at the United Center in Chicago’s 4-1 win, though. The Red Wings had four players on the NHL’s COVID Protocol list well before Friday’s game: defenseman Jon Merrill and forwards Sam Gagner, Adam Erne and Robby Fabbri. There was a late fifth addition, too, with Filip Zadina being scratched from Friday’s lineup following his placement on the COVID list.