Subban makes 29 saves as Blackhawks beat Red Wings 4-0

<p>DETROIT &mdash; Malcolm Subban made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which was coming off a 4-1 loss to last-place Detroit on Thursday night. Alex DeBrincat, Wyatt Kalynuk and Pius Suter also scored, and Vinnie Hinostroza had three assists.</p>
<p>The Blackhawks are trying to catch Nashville for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division. They got a big lift from Subban, who turned in his third career shutout while starting goaltender Kevin Lankinen got the night off for rest.</p>
<p>Jonathan Bernier stopped 23 shots for Detroit, which had won a season-high three straight.</p>
<p>Despite being outshot 10-5 in the first period, Chicago led 1-0 at the first intermission, thanks to Kane’s 15th goal with 21 seconds left. Kane put a one-time shot from the right circle into the open side of the net after taking a cross-slot pass from Hinostroza, who stole the puck from Detroit defenseman Troy Stecher in the Red Wings zone.</p>
<p>DeBrincat made it 2-0 when he put in a rebound with 7:20 left in the second. It was the 22nd goal for DeBrincat, who is from the Detroit-area suburb of Farmington Hills.</p>
<p>Kalynuk scored his second goal 1:16 into the third period, and Suter collected an empty-net goal with 4:33 left. It was Suter’s 12th goal.</p>
<p>MILESTONE</p>
<p>Chicago defenseman Nikita Zadorov played in his 400th career game.</p>
<p>SIGNED</p>
<p>Detroit signed forward Lucas Raymond, the fourth-overall pick in the 2020 draft, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Friday. Raymond, 19, is with Frolunda of Sweden’s top league, but is out with an injury.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Blackhawks: Visit Nashville on Monday night.</p>
<p>Red Wings: Visit Dallas on Monday night.</p>