Next up for the Detroit Red Wings: a date with an old rival.
The Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks tonight (7:30, FSD). The Blackhawks (42-19-5, 89 points) were shut out, 1-0, by Anaheim on Thursday. The Wings (25-29-11, 61 points) are on a three-game losing streak.
Goalie Jimmy Howard will be back in a Wings uniform for the first time since suffering a sprained knee Dec. 20; he was in the starter's net at the morning skate.
All the skaters who played Wednesday were on the ice for the morning skate.