DETROIT – Dylan Larkin’s name would be near the bottom of the list of culprits for the Detroit Red Wings’ struggles offensively and on the power play.

But the captain took one for the team following Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks at Little Caesars Arena.

Larkin blamed himself for losing key faceoffs on a power play that went 0 for 5 and for not burying some chances at even strength in a game where his team registered 45 shots on Arvid Soderblom.

“Starts with the faceoff, which I take most of the time, and not winning them,” Larkin said. “And we’re going down 200 feet and that’s on me and got to win the first battle of the two minutes. Last year when we were good (on the power play), this year even when we had it going good we were winning those draws and attacking and gett

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