After Sunday's regular-season finale, the next time the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings could face is the Western Conference finals.

With the way the teams are playing lately, it's the Blackhawks - not the defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings - who are primed for a postseason run.

Chicago will look to continue that momentum heading into its first postseason appearance in seven years on Sunday at home, while Detroit will try to finish the regular season on a positive note going into its title defense.

GAME: Detroit Red Wings (51-20-6-4) at Chicago Blackhawks (45-24-5-7)
DATE/TIME: Sunday, April 12 - 2:00 PM EST
LINE: 120, -140 TOTAL: 6
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Oddsmakers currently have the Blackhawks listed as 140-moneyline favorites versus the Red Wings, while the game's total is sitting at 6.

Detroit has dropped five of its last seven mainly due to giving up late goals. The Red Wings allowed two goals in the final 6:42 of regulation in a 4-3 shootout loss to visiting Nashville on Thursday night, and three third-period goals in home defeats to St. Louis on April 2 and to the Predators on March 29.

Henrik Zetterberg and Valtteri Filppula scored for Detroit in a 4-2 loss to Chicago on Saturday afternoon.

The Red Wings lost as -190 favorites, while the final score played to a PUSH.

The fourth-seeded Blackhawks (45-24-12) will face Calgary in the first round, while the No. 2 seed Red Wings (51-20-10) will take on Anaheim or Columbus depending on Sunday's St. Louis-Colorado game.

Chicago piled on three goals in the third period to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.

The Blackhawks won as +165 underdogs, while the final score played to a push.
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Current streak:
Detroit has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 51-20-10
Chicago: 45-24-12

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Chicago are 9-1
After a loss are 7-3

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Detroit is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
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