Damien Brunner

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1 CHICAGO -- Detroit coach Mike Babcock hoped to steal a win in one of the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series against the host Chicago Blackhawks....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1 Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1: Defenseman Brendan Smith scored to snap a tie late in the second period as visiting Detroit ended an eight-game winless skid to top-seeded Chicago and evened its Western...

May 18 (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Chicago Blackhawks an early lead then struck for four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 win on Saturday and even their Western Conference semi-final at a game each. The best-of-seven series now shifts to...

CHICAGO (AP) — Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 Saturday in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series. It was a strong response by the Red Wings...

It was a different start time for the Chicago Blackhawks, a noon local puck drop as opposed to the late-night fare of the first round. And it was a different Detroit Red Wings team on the other side. "The guys once they get into it, they don't mind...

The seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings hung tough with the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks for 48 minutes in the opener of their Western Conference second-round series before the Presidents' Trophy winners turned on the afterburners and pulled away. Detroit...

CHICAGO (AP) — Maybe it was the extra rest, or another raucous crowd at the United Center. Maybe it was just the resumption of one of the NHL's biggest rivalries. Whatever it was, the Chicago Blackhawks finally found that extra gear they talked...

Johnny Oduya usually hugs the boards when cruising into the Blackhawks' offensive zone, but this time the defenseman headed to open ice. "I'm trying to mix it up, and it worked," Oduya said after scoring the game-winning goal from the slot during the...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Blackhawks take opener with third-period surge CHICAGO -- In a season that has been nothing short of magical thus far, the Chicago Blackhawks showed Wednesday that they still have a few more...

(Reuters) - The Chicago Blackhawks used a three-goal blitz in the final period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final series on Wednesday. Following a scoreless second period, Johnny Oduya...

Recapping the season series between the Blackhawks and Red Wings: Jan. 27, 2013: Blackhawks 2, Red Wings 1 in overtime at the United Center. Nick Leddy scored the winner in overtime to help the Hawks win their franchise-record sixth consecutive game...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 1 CHICAGO -- Snapping a 1-1 tie that existed from the middle of the first period, the Chicago Blackhawks exploded for three goals in the third period to trounce the...