DETROIT–The Blackhawks made their latest stop in an exotic locale Sunday as they took on the Red Wings in Detroit.
Tory Brouwer and Patrick Kane have scored to give the Hawks a 2-1 lead over the Wings after one period at Joe Louis Arena.
Brouwer’s 14th goal of the season at the 7-minute-55 second mark has gave the lead in the second game of their season-high, eight-game road trip.
Brouwer’s score came shortly after goaltender Antti Niemi halted a two-man breakaway by the Wings after the Hawks were caught in a line change.
Brad May and Justin Abdelkader broke in alone on Niemi but the Finnish netminder stopped Abdelkader and then the rebound to keep Detroit off the board.
On the ensuing rush, Cam Barker lofted a pass to Brouwer who gloved the puck, dropped it and rifled a shot from the left circle past Wings goalie Jimmy Howard.
Kane scored his 20th of the season while on the power play. The winger skated to the slot and beat Howard to the stick side with Brouwer providing traffic.
Detroit’s Nicklas Lidstrom beat Niemi after a nice pass from Pavel Datsyuk in the final minute.
Hawks winger Dustin Byfuglien left the ice with 3:26 remaining in the period holding his left arm after colliding with teammate Brent Seabrook behind the Hawks net.
The last time these teams met Niemi blanked the Wings in Detroit with a 33-save effort. This is the last regular-season meeting at Joe Louis Arena.
This is the second of back-to-back games for the Hawks, who defeated the Blue Jackets in Columbus on Saturday. The Hawks will head to Ottawa after the game to play the Senators on Tuesday.
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