Mrazek, Red Wings shut down Blackhawks

CHICAGO -- Petr Mrazek made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season to help the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 at United Center on Sunday.
"I thought Petr was excellent," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. "I thought he made the game easy, the puck stuck to him, he made big saves at big moments, he moved the puck well, he was excellent."

Dylan Larkin, Mike Green, Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for Detroit (18-18-7). It was Bertuzzi's first goal of his NHL career.

Mantha has five points (two goals, three assists) in five games this month after scoring two points (goal, assist) in 10 games in December.
"He certainly got an opportunity here today]," Blashill said. "I thought he did some things real good. He's obviously got a real high-end skill set. When he skates and competes he's a really good player and I thought he did that for the most part [today]*
Green extended the lead to 2-0 at 6:18 after receiving a one-timer from Mantha for his fifth goal of the season.
"We started well, we scored two goals, we had a good start," Mrazek said. "I tried to help the [defense] there in the first 10 minutes, play the puck. They play a lot behind the net so I just tried to get the puck out. I think the first 10 we were really good and obviously we scored two goals on the road in back-to-back games helps the team."
Mantha scored at 5:46 of the third to put the Red Wings ahead 3-0. Bertuzzi scored at 13:37 to make it 4-0.
"I thought we came out, and you know, we talked about making sure we use one of our best assets and that's using our speed to pressure all over the ice, and I thought we did a good job of that, you know, the first half of that first period," Blashill said. "They pushed back in the second half of that period, but we were able to find ways to score, and I thought it was a pretty complete game."
Jeff Glass made 22 saves for the Blackhawks.

Goal of the game

Larkin's goal at 4:08 of the first period.

Save of the game

Mrazek's save at 9:12 of the second period.

Highlight of the game

Mantha's goal from Henrik Zetterberg at 5:46 of the third period.

They said it

"I was excited. I think I took two whacks at it before it went in. I was excited that it squeezed through his five hole." -- Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi on scoring his first NHL goal.
"Relax, I guess. Have a little fun. But hockey still has to be in the back of your mind. It's still going to be on when you're out there. Certainly knowing it's going to take a lot more than what we showed in the first half of the season. We're going to need everyone going all out every single night to have a chance." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville on entering the mandated five-day break

Need to know

With an assist, Zetterberg extended his point streak to four games. He has 15 points (two goals, 13 assists) in his past 14 games. … Red Wings forward Dominic Turgeon, who was recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Saturday, played 9:03 and had a shot on goal and three blocked shots in his NHL debut. He returned for the start of the second period after injuring his hand blocking a shot by Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy. ... Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has no points in his past three games following an NHL career-high five-point game against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

What's next

Red Wings:Host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, FS-SW+, NHL.TV)
Blackhawks: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday (8:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, MSG+, NHL.TV)