Blackhawk Night

It appears that the Stanley Cup champions will be the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Detroit Red Wings won a 3-2 overtime victory in Game 2 of their series against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Falcons hold high hopes, but after making a special effort - and losing again - in Game 2, many speculate a series victory for Detroit.

The last time a defending champion reached the final was in 2001 in New Jersey. The last time a Stanley Cup champion repeated victory was in 1998, by - you guessed it - Detroit Red Wings. The team hopes to repeat the feat.

Tuesday's game in Detroit was the fourth in a week, comes after two tough games against the Anaheim Ducks.

The team needs just two more games to win the series.

The Blackhawks, who reach the postseason for the fourth-seeded, now we have to win four of five games to advance to the Stanley Cup playoffs.

"It is a loss brutal, "said Chicago coach Joel Quenneville. But neither the coach nor the players have given up." We beat a game, the next, and that is our concern, "said Quenneville.

Chicago scored the first goal of the game with 4-3 power play advantage. The disc deflected off defender Jonathon Ericsson Detroit skating in front of the net moments after right end of Detroit, Mikael Samuelsson left the penalty box.

It was the 11th game consecutive playoff in which the wings have given up a power play goal.

The Red Wings, however, quickly recovered, taking the lead most of the game. Brian Rafalski scored on a power play 5 minutes after Chicago and Dan Cleary, the third goal of his criticism straight shot drive in Chicago, right shoulder goalie Nikolai Khabibulin in the second. Cleary had also killed two of five goals in the wings game 1 of the series and had scored the winning point in game 7 in the series against the Ducks.

Jonathon Toews, the Blackhawks young captain, kept his team in the game, scoring two goals in two Chicago - The second of which occurred midway through the third period, tying the game and taking a 2-2 overtime.

Then, the Hawks have crashed. A few minute overtime, Chicago Blueliner Brian Campbell made a risky move at the Detroit blue line that cost his team the game. Trying to pass the puck to his teammate through Samuelsson Cam Barker, Campbell lost the disk to the line judge in Detroit. With an array of up to Valtteri Filppula, Samuelsson managed to score Detroit's winning point.

"I was going to shoot and saw the guy come all the way to me, what makes [Barker] open," Campbell said. " I tried to go between the stick and skate, which usually is a difficult game down and defend. Obviously, he found a way, but those are the chances you take. "

"I would do again," he said.

Chicago had the will, but the Red Wings defeated anyway. Detroit force lies in its depth, with four lines boasted talent and ability, and wings scored even when some of their best players - Hart Trophy candidate Pavel Datsyuk and Marian Hossa - gave less than astonishing performances.

Osgood goalkeeper also gave a typically understated, yet extraordinary performance, stopping 37 of 39, including shots to the head during a 5-3 first period power play.

The Hawks are trying to downplay the loss and prepare for Game 3. "[W] e're not going to quit," Campbell said, echoing his coach. "We are returning last Friday night. About the Author:

Cindy Ferguson is a high-ranking sports writer, currently writing reviews on the NHL for the sports betting industry. Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety on your site, making sure to leave all links in place and do not modify any of the content.

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Blackhawk Night

Blackhawk Night