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- Red Wings bounce Blackhawks in 5 games
- Darren Helm scored 3:58 into overtime as the Detroit Red Wings eliminated the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 in Game 5 of the Western Conference final on Wednesday.
- Wings, Blackhawks missing key players ahead of Game 5
- Both the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks are heading into Game 5 of their Western Conference Final on Wednesday night with key players missing from their lineups.
- Lidstrom, Datsyuk will be game-day decisions for Red Wings
- The Detroit Red Wings will wait until game day to decide whether Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk will play in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
- Havlat, Khabibulin skip practice, will travel to Detroit
- Chicago's leading scorer, Martin Havlat, and goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin didn't practise on Tuesday, but they're making the trip to Detroit for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
- Quenneville fined for tirade
- Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville was fined by the NHL on Monday after teeing off on the officials following his team's blowout loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
- Red Wings could be without Datsyuk, Lidstrom in Game 5
- Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper won't play when the Western Conference final resumes against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, and the status of Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk is still unknown, coach Mike Babcock announced on Monday.
- Havlat's early return 'shocking': concussion specialist
- Martin Havlat was a surprise in the Chicago Blackhawks' lineup in Game 4, two days after he was knocked out cold by a big hit from Detroit's Niklas Kronwall. The Canadian Hockey League's concussion specialist says he was shocked at Havlat's quick return.
- Wings overpower young Blackhawks in Game 4
- The Detroit Red Wings took a stranglehold on their NHL Western Conference final with a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon in the Windy City.
- Havlat in, Lidstrom and Khabibulin out for Game 4
- The Detroit Red Wings lost captain Nicklas Lidstrom for Game 4 on Sunday, while Chicago's Martin Havlat made a surprising return to the ice two days after taking a crushing hit from defenceman Niklas Kronwall.
- Blackhawks hold off Red Wings, take Game 3 in OT
- The Chicago Blackhawks climbed back into their Western Conference final series with a 4-3 win in overtime against the visiting Detroit Red Wings in Game 3 on Friday.
- Chicago's Khabibulin, Havlat question marks for Game 4
- Goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and right-winger Martin Havlat did not practise with the the rest of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday at the United Center and are listed as day-to-day.
- Datsyuk to sit out Game 3
- Having suffered a foot injury, Pavel Datsyuk will sit out Game 3 of the Western Conference final against the Chicago Blackhawks, said Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock.
- Roenick apologizes to Chelios for Babcock comments
- San Jose Sharks forward Jeremy Roenick apologized to Detroit defenceman Chris Chelios for comments he made Thursday suggesting coach Mike Babcock wasn't playing Chelios because he disliked American players.
- Red Wings win Game 2 thriller in overtime
- Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in Game 2 of the Western Conference final on Tuesday night.
- Goal whiz Zetterberg drawing praise for defensive game
- Escaping the clutches of scoring centre Henrik Zetterberg and his Red Wings linemates Johan Franzen and Dan Cleary will be paramount for the Chicago Blackhawks if they hope to even the NHL Western Conference final at one game apiece on Tuesday in Detroit (7:30 p.m. ET).
- Cleary leads Wings to early advantage
- Daniel Cleary scored twice to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the NHL's Western Conference final Sunday afternoon in the Motor City.
- Young Blackhawks learn on the fly
- Forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane, along with many of their Chicago Blackhawks teammates, are handling their Stanley Cup playoff debuts like grizzled veterans, and their team has reached the conference finals for the first time since 1995.
- Wings' Lidstrom drawing on experience
- Detroit captain Nicklas Lidstrom is heading into his ninth conference final when he and the Red Wings open up their series against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
- Red Wings pin Stanley Cup hopes on experience
- General manager Ken Holland wants his Detroit Red Wings to take advantage of their playoff experience as they attempt to repeat as Stanley Cup champions for the first time since 1998.
- Your View: Red Wings vs. Blackhawks
- Do Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and the exciting young Blackhawks have what it takes to dethrone the Stanley Cup champs? Or will Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg and the savvy Red Wings take one more step toward a second straight title? Have your say.
- NHL unveils conference finals schedule
- The NHL's conference finals will begin Sunday afternoon when the Detroit Red Wings host the Chicago Blackhawks, while the Eastern final between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes starts Monday night.
- Cleary propels Red Wings into conference final
- Daniel Cleary scored with three minutes remaining as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal on Thursday night.
- Young guns help Hawks eliminate Canucks
- Chicago's young stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane accounted for three goals in just over three minutes late in Game 6 for a 7-5 victory that eliminated the Vancouver Canucks from the Western Conference playoffs.
- Hockey is hot again in Chicago
- With a roster of exciting young players propelling the Blackhawks into their first conference title series since 1995, the deafening sound of springtime hockey has returned to Chi-town ahead of Game 1 against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon.
