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Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard stops the Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews and the puck in the second period May 23, 2013.

The improbable Red Wings need one more victory to beat the Blackhawks and proceed to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2009.

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Needing a win to put immense pressure on the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings put forth a stymieing performance on Thursday night to earn a crucial 2-0 victory.

Inevitably, this year's NHL 2013 playoffs tournament will include wide, gap-toothed grins from the best hockey players in the league.

While much of the focus in the first three games of the Chicago Blackhawks' series with the Detroit Red Wings has been on the team's penalty killing prowess, the bigger story has been the team's inability to score on the power play.

The Detroit Red Wings finished as the seventh seed in the Western Conference and they did not appear to be in the same class as the Presidents' Trophy-winning Blackhawks.

Detroit Red Wings rookie Joakim Andersson does not have fond memories of his first game against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 3. His line was matched against the Blackhawks' big, fast and potent third line of Viktor Stalberg, Andrew Shaw and Bryan Bickell.

It was a busy Wednesday afternoon in the NHL. Wednesday started with the news that Alain Vigneault had been fired as the Vancouver Canucks head coach.

We've seen some electric hockey so far in the postseason this year. From nail-biters to blowouts, there's been a little bit of something for everyone.

In a lockout shortened season the Blackhawks scored 155 goals. That was good for a 3.25 goals per game average.

We have now reached the point where most of the second-round series in the 2013 NHL playoffs are at the halfway point.

Jimmy Howard's cat-quick reflexes in net and easygoing nature out of it are big reasons the Detroit Red Wings are on a roll.

MAY 20: Andrew Shaw #65 of the Chicago Blackhawks tries to control the puck next to Joakim Andersson #63 of the Detroit Red Wings during the second period in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Joe Louis Arena on May 20, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan.

The second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs has been exciting up to this point, and each series has the potential for an upset.

There's a three story pile of black petroleum coke big enough to cover an entire city block piling up in Southwest Detroit.

Apr 9, 2013; St. Paul, MN, USA; Chicago Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery against the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center.

In the aftermath of the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 Game-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, speculation has run rampant about which players should be removed from the lineup before Thursday's pivotal Game 4. All sorts of players' names have been thrown out, but hyperbole aside, which of these players should be removed from the lineup, and if they are ... (more)

Got a question on rule clarification, comments on rule enforcements or some memorable NHL stories? Kerry wants to answer your emails at cmonref@tsn.ca ! Hey Kerry, would love to hear your explanation that distinguishes Andrew Shaw 's goalie interference in Game 3 from the entire body of work of Tomas Holmstrom 's career scoring goals in the blue ... (more)

Down on the ice after absorbing another crosscheck that sent him flying into the maelstrom in front of the Red Wings goal, Jonathan Toews spun on his knees and whacked away at the puck.