Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry

Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings

First meeting

November 24, 1926

Latest meeting

March 10, 2017

Next meeting

TBA

Statistics

Meetings total

814

All-time series

405–311–84–14 (DET)

Regular season series

367–268–84–14 (DET)

Postseason results

43–38 (CHI)

Current win streak

W1, DET

Postseason history

1934 Stanley Cup Finals: Black Hawks won, 3–1
1941 Stanley Cup Semifinals: Red Wings won, 2–0
1944 Stanley Cup Semifinals: Black Hawks won, 4–1
1961 Stanley Cup Finals: Black Hawks won, 4–2
1963 Stanley Cup Semifinals: Red Wings won, 4–2
1964 Stanley Cup Semifinals: Red Wings won, 4–3
1965 Stanley Cup Semifinals: Black Hawks won, 4–3
1966 Stanley Cup Semifinals: Red Wings won, 4–2
1970 Stanley Cup Quarterfinals: Black Hawks won, 4–0
1985 Norris Division Semifinals: Black Hawks won, 3–0
1987 Norris Division Semifinals: Red Wings won, 4–0
1989 Norris Division Semifinals: Blackhawks won, 4–2
1992 Norris Division Finals: Blackhawks won, 4–0
1995 Western Conference Finals: Red Wings won, 4–1
2009 Western Conference Finals: Red Wings won, 4–1
2013 Western Conference Semifinals: Blackhawks won, 4–3

The Blackhawks–Red Wings rivalry is a historic rivalry in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. Prior to the 2013–14 league-wide divisional realignment, it was the most intense rivalry in the Central Division during the post-lockout era. The clubs began playing each other in 1926–27, during the inaugural season for both franchises, and have faced each other in more regular season games than any other two clubs in NHL history; only the Bruins–Canadiens rivalry exceeds them in total games played when Stanley Cup playoff games are included.

The series began on November 24, 1926, when the NHL's two fledgling Midwest teams met for the first time. In the matchup, the Detroit Cougars (the club was eventually renamed Red Wings in 1932) earned a 1–0 victory against the Chicago Black Hawks (the team name was compounded to Blackhawks in 1986) at the Chicago Coliseum. In that game, Frank Frederickson of the Cougars scored the only goal with five minutes remaining in the third period, assisted by defenseman Hobie Kitchen, and goaltender Hap Holmes recorded the first shutout of his rookie season. It was the first win in Detroit franchise history, and the first loss in Chicago franchise history. Chicago's first Stanley Cup was later won against the Red Wings in 1934, when winger Mush March scored a goal in a double-overtime game, the first-ever Stanley Cup-winning overtime goal in the history of the NHL (though not the first in the history of the game, as Dan Bain accomplished this feat in January 1901 for the Winnipeg Victorias to bring them their second Stanley Cup).

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