Detroit Red Wings Win Western Conference Finals
May 28, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Playoffs, News
The Detroit Red Wings were successful last night in winning the 2009 Western Conference title and eliminating the Chicago Blackhawks. To their credit, the ‘Hawks held on as best they could with Martin Havlat and starting goaltender, Nikolai Khabibulin, knocked out of the lineup but, ultimately, the Wings were just too hot to handle.
Detroit showed their strength as a team when they pulled together to compensate for the absence of star players, Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk. They played a patient, determined game and in the end it paid off.
I have to say that I was impressed with Blackhawks backup …read more
Blackhawks Win Game 3 in Overtime
May 23, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Playoffs
The Chicago Blackhawks blew an amazing 3-0 lead in Game 3 of the 2009 Western Conference Finals against the Detroit Red Wings. They scored two quick goals in the first period and struck again less than a minute into the second but then the Red Wings seemed to wake up and quickly evened out the game.
Heading into the third period it was all locked up and it remained that way until Patrick Sharp scored at 1:52 of overtime allowing the Blackhawks to skate away with a 4-3 victory. The win has cut Detroit’s series lead, making it 2-1.
Both teams were …read more
Detroit Takes 2-0 Series Lead Over Chicago
May 20, 2009 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Goals, NHL Playoffs
In an overtime thriller, the Detroit Red Wings successfully won their second home game over the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2009 Western Conference Finals.
I know it was a loss for the ‘Hawks but I still think they played a very good game. It was a tough one but, in the end, Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime to give Detroit the 3-2 victory.
It just shows what kind of stamina a well-trained and disciplined team like the Red Wings can deliver despite the fact that their legs must be pretty tired at this point (they played for the fourth time in …read more
