Mrazek was his usual positive self Thursday, even though he sees the writing on the wall for his Hawks tenure with the goaltending rotation turned over to Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom.

Chicago Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrázek didn’t outright say Thursday that he wants to be traded — a day after the team removed him from the goalie platoon — but he sounded open to it. “We’ll see what happens there tomorrow (with the NHL trade deadline) or in the summer,

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark demonstrated why the Ottawa Senators traded for him last year as the gifted netminder turned away 48 shots on Monday night in a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Ullmark, making his eighth consecutive start, was at his best in the second period when he stopped all 27 shots he faced, tying a franchise record.

The Wings outshot the Senators, 49-23, with Alex DeBrincat registering 11 shots. But Dylan Larkin was the only Wing to beat Ullmark, on their 39th shot of the game, when Larkin finished a pass from Raymond to make it 1-1.

Monday night in Ottawa, the Detroit Red Wings will look to snap their five-game winning streak. Coach Todd McLellan rejected the notion of a "must win" game in his comments to reporters after the team's morning skate.