The Detroit Red Wings will look for a bounce back effort when they tackle the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 of their best of seven Western conference NHL playoff series with a pro hockey game on Saturday afternoon. <br /><br />Face off time between Detroit and Chicago will begin from the Blackhawks home ice at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by NBC. <br /><br />The Game 2 NHL playoff odds have the home side Chicago Blackhawks favored by -200 odds with the take back on the road underdog Detroit Red Wings at +180 odds. The goal total is lined at 5 goals. <br /><br />The Blackhawks takes the 1-0 series lead off their game one 4-1 home ice victory against the Detroit Red Wings as a -191 betting odds favorite. The game finished right at the closing total of five goals. <br /><br />It was 1-1 after two periods then the Blackhawks struck for three unanswered goals in the final period to take a lead in this best of seven series. Two goals in the third period came at even strength and the final goal came at 19:11 against and empty Detroit Red Wing net. <br /><br />Chicago was the more aggressive team as they outshoot Detroit by a 42-21 margin. The Red Wings won three more face-offs. Detroit goes 0 of 3 on the power play while the Blackhawks get one goal in three tries on the man advantage. The Blackhawks have won three straight playoff games by a composite score of 12-2. Chicago is a perfect 4-0 on home ice during the postseason.
