Jonathan Bernier made 24 saves for Detroit (4-11-3).
"I think we're played a little better in the last few games, but we can't start accepting moral victories," Red Wings forward Luke Glendening said. "This is a results-based league and we've got to win some games. It's not just the power play, we have to find ways to score at 5-on-5."
The Blackhawks are 7-1-1 in their past nine games and 4-0-0 against the Red Wings.
"We have young guys all over the lineup, so if they aren't going, we're going to have a tough time," Colliton said. "Right now, they are contributing and helping us win, which is huge for their confidence."
The Red Wings didn't score on the power play for a 10th straight game, their longest streak since a 10-game streak from Dec. 25, 1960 to Jan. 14, 1961.
"I thought we had some good chances on the power play tonight (0-for-3), but we have to do that on a consistent basis," Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. "A really good power play is only going to score at 20 or 22 percent, so you'll have nights where you play well and don't score. We need to keep moving forward from this, not take another step backward."
Chicago took a 1-0 lead on Kurashev's goal at 12:03 of the second period. He took the puck across the blue line, split Red Wings defensemen Jon Merrill and Troy Stecher, then slid the puck through Bernier's legs. Lankinen got his second NHL assist on the goal.
"I had a breakout and [Duncan Keith] made a nice pass to me in the middle," Kurashev said. "I just thought I would try to get around the defense and it worked out so well. I put a move on [Bernier] and I scored."
The Red Wings almost tied the game with 4:33 left in the third period, but Bobby Ryan hit the post with Lankinen out of position.
DeBrincat made it 2-0 at 19:02, scoring into an empty net.
NOTES: Forward Ryan Carpenter and defenseman Adam Boqvist returned to the Chicago lineup from NHL COVID-19 protocol after missing eight and 11 games, respectively. Carpenter had five hits in 14;55 of ice time. Boqvist had two shots in 12:50.
