Damien Brunner

DETROIT -- The venue changes. Maybe the pressure does, too. But the Detroit Red Wings believe everything goes back to the beginning against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, when the puck drops for Game 3 and the teams are dead even in a Western...

(Updated: Minor editing throughout) After an exhausting seven-game series against the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round, the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings ran out of gas in the third period of the opener of their Western...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Red Wings at Blackhawks 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...

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 streak against top-seeded Chicago and evened their...

There were times during their first-round series against the Wild when the Blackhawks weren't at their best. Despite those moments, the Hawks cruised past their under-manned foe in five games. Memo to the Hawks: The Red Wings aren't the Wild....

CHICAGO (AP) — In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored...

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...

Red Wings pull reversal on Blackhawks CHICAGO -- It was almost as if the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks switched bodies in Saturday's Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series. In Game 1 on Wednesday, the Blackhawks dominated and...

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....

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...

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...

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...