The Detroit Red Wings, with a suddenly potent power play, are building momentum ahead of Patrick Kane's expected debut with the team next week.

J.T. Compher and Robby Fabbri scored twice each to help Detroit rout the Blackhawks 5-1 on Thursday night.

Alex Lyon stopped 34 shots for the Red Wings, who have won four of five games and are getting closer to having the newly acquired Kane in the lineup.

Connor Bedard set up Lukas Reichel for a tying goal early in the first period, giving the rookie center a team-high 18 points in 21 games, but the Blackhawks could not keep up at either end of the ice as they lost for the seventh time in nine games.

Bedard was so frustrated by CHicago's power play in the pivotal second period that he broke his stick hitting it against the boards before going to the bench. When Bedard's wrist shot in the third didn't get past Lyon, he went to the bench and punched the back of the boards in frustration. 

Former Detroit goaltender Petr Mrazek had 24 saves.

Compehre scored a short-handed goal 2:29 into the first, finishing an odd-man rush with Andre Copp. A minute later, Bedard's behind-the-net pass assisted Reichel on his second goal this season.

Fabbri, who had a goal and an assist in a loss at the New York Rangers on Wednesday night, dangled the puck around flailing defenseman Wyatt Kaiser and his backhander gave the Red Wings a go-ahead goal midway through the first.

The Blackhawks travel to Winnipeg to take on the Jets on Saturday afternoon.