The Blackhawks sent a young roster to Detroit on Tuesday night for the first preseason game of the year. With a new coaching staff, new systems and five tough days of practice in the books, it was time to put the practices to the side and hit somebody in another jersey.
It’s the preseason, and with as many young players as the Blackhawks sent to this game let’s focus on takeaways from the performance.
First Period: 1-0 Detroit
Connor Bedard‘s jump was noticeable the entire period. He also won 4 of 5 at the dot in 5:44 of ice time. Colton Dach missed a stretch pass from Artyom Levshunov and then got called for a slash. The Red Wings scored on the power play. When you change special teams systems, there will be issues early. When you play young players, there will be issues. The Blackhawks left too much space in front of the net on the first power play and got burned — albeit by a really good pass.A power play goal from Carter Mazur gives the Detroit Red Wings the 1-0 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks. Emmitt Finnie with a beautiful backwards pass to Mazur through the legs of Sam Rinzel. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. #gogrg #lgrw @GracedByRainPod pic.twitter.com/LH4YQ5fruk
— Elaine Shircliff (@imaraindancer) September 23, 2025 Levshunov took a penalty late in the period to put the Blackhawks short-handed again. The line of Oliver Moore, Frank Nazar and Aidan Thompson was absolutely flying. Thompson saved an icing early. Their speed really stood out. They needed to shoot the puck more, though. Too many pass attempts when there could have been pucks on net. The Blackhawks sent Moore and Nazar out together for the first short-handed shift. I love that speed combination. Ethan Del Mastro was credited with two hits in a team-leading 10:03 in the first period. Sam Rinzel skated 8:28 in the first. They looked good together. Wyatt Kaiser got hit hard a couple times early but bounced back easily.Second Period: 2-1 Detroit
The Blackhawks got a power play early in the period and made it count quickly. Nazar won the faceoff and then Rinzel and Bedard played catch until Bedard unloaded for his first goal of the preseason.Power play goal for the #Blackhawks!! Connor Bedard Sam Rinzel, Frank Nazar pic.twitter.com/M1cSBGW5Ci
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) September 24, 2025 Detroit took the lead back 100 seconds after the Bedard goal, but the Blackhawks got another power play soon after the goal. There was too much traffic in front of Arvid Söderblom on the second goal. Söderblom made a few really nice saves in the second period, including this one:Arvid with a huge save on a backdoor chance for Ian Mitchell pic.twitter.com/MNNDYQO2ve
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 24, 2025 Late in the period the Blackhawks sent out Nazar, Bedard and Moore (with Nazar taking the faceoff). I thought Kevin Korchinski got off to a quiet start but looked better in the second period. He made a few nice plays to take the puck away and skated out of trouble as well. He was paired with Louis Crevier most of the night. The Blackhawks took two penalties in the first period and two more in the second. Levshunov went to the box with 80 seconds left in the first; Thompson went off with 39 seconds remaining in the second. Penalties late in periods can’t happen. That’s way too much time in the box in the first 40 minutes. Söderblom stopped 27 of 29 thru two periods. He was the only reason the Blackhawks were within one. Bedard won 6 of 7 faceoffs in the first period. Nazar won 6 of a team-high 11 draws. Your ice time leaders thru two periods: Rinzel (15:58), Del Mastro (15:57) and Levshunov (14:07). Bedard (12:40) led all Blackhawks forwards.Third Period: 3-2 Detroit
Kaiser tied the game a little more than six minutes into the third period. The assists: Thompson and Levshunov. Moore was posting up in front of the net.#Blackhawks tie the game Wyatt Kaiser Aidan Thompson, Artyom Levshunov pic.twitter.com/m2SRSYjepO
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) September 24, 2025 A little more than 12 minutes into the third, Bedard got his pocket picked and the Hawks started scrambling. A rebound found an open Emmitt Finnie to the side of the net and he banked a shot in off Rinzel to give the Wings a 3-2 lead. When the Blackhawks got desperate at the end of regulation, there were too many passes that were too hard. Lots of grenades. No tying goal.Overall takeaways
For Detroit, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård looks like the real deal. He was a problem all night and had two assists in the game. Finnie had a good night as well. Söderblom stopped 40 of 43 in the game. Once again, he deserved better. In his one preseason appearance, I thought Jack Pridham was pretty good. He’s headed back to Kitchener after the game. Dach played a physical game and led the Blackhawks with six hits. I thought he had a good night. Del Mastro finished the night skating 20:44 with four hits, one shot on net and one blocked shot. I thought he had a solid game overall. There were a few moments that weren’t ideal, but he was skating in a top-pair role and I think he did a nice job. Rinzel skated a team-leading 23:04, attempted eight shots (five were on net) and was credited with four hits. He got off to a relatively slow start but looked better over the final 40 minutes of regulation. Bedard won 7 of 10 faceoffs, scored a power play goal and skated 20:27. After a nice rush to get the first good look of the night in the first period, I barely noticed Lukas Reichel the rest of the night.Hence then, the article about blackhawks 2 red wings 3 preseason takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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