"A four-game losing streak is bad enough, but watching teams glide past them in the Central Division standings is something the Blackhawks are having the most difficult time stomaching.

The Hawks dropped their fourth game in a row — and fifth in their last six — when they fell to the Red Wings 3-2 in overtime on Sunday night at the United Center. When the dust settled, the Hawks found themselves in third place in the Central after seemingly being poised to run away with it just two weeks ago.

"That's the tough part," Hawks defenseman Duncan Keith said after Pavel Datsyuk scored with 1 minute, 52 seconds remaining in overtime in front of a crowd of 21,858. "You have to stay positive but at the same time wins are at a premium. Losses can be costly, day-to-day, game-to-game. It's such a tight race we need to win and you can't afford several losses in a row.""