10 Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Chicago Blackhawks. http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/chi http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=138oeuerj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-three-stars-howard-39-saves-help-red-040152964.html No. 1 Star: Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings For the second straight game, Howard was able to withstand the Chicago Blackhawks' attack, though he was a little busier in Game 3. Making 39 saves, Howard backstopped the Red Wings to a 3-1 victory to take a 2-1 series lead. One of his biggest saves was early in the third period when Patrick Sharp came in on a breakaway: No. 2 Star: Drew Miller, Detroit Red Wings Miller was part of the 1-2 punch Detroit gave Chicago in the second period as his goal put the Red Wings up 2-0 and came 31 second after Gustav Nyquist opened the scoring. Miller was also credited with four blocked shots. No. 3 Star: Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings Datsyuk's goal gave Detroit a 3-1 lead and came two minutes after Patrick Kane cut the lead to one and a minute after Andrew Shaw's goal was waived off. Detroit has won nine straight games in which Datsyuk has scored a goal. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:01:52 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bc8465a0-e90c-3ffd-bedf-0dc6054e1385-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12gamt3lm/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-jump-blackhawks-2-034030812--nhl.html DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings took care of the Western Conference's second seed in the first round and now they've got the advantage on the No. 1 seed. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:40:30 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,ec6338fc-64f5-34b9-ae07-99c99c22180b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12p4jccfd/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-down-blackhawks-2-1-series-lead-033142909.html (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings seized control of their Western Conference semi-final series with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three on Monday. After squaring the best-of-seven series in Chicago on Saturday, the Red Wings maintained the momentum on home ice to beat the top-seeded Blackhawks and move ahead 2-1 in the series. Game Four is on Thursday, again in Detroit. Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard weathered an early storm, making 15 of his 39 saves in the first period. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 20:31:42 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4885fd14-ede7-34ea-9441-8d2da0a2c347-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12fm6tebr/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-top-blackhawks-3-022850283--nhl.html DETROIT (AP) -- The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:51 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6134da81-bb94-3aee-97c2-2557e84361d7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12ofm1rdi/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-red-wings-down-blackhawks-2-1-series-032356197.html May 20 (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings seized control of their Western Conference semi-final series with a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game Three on Monday. After squaring the best-of-seven series in Chicago on Saturday, the Red Wings maintained the momentum on home ice to beat the top-seeded Blackhawks and move ahead 2-1 in the series. Game Four is on Thursday, again in Detroit. Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard weathered an early storm, making 15 of his 39 saves in the first period. ... Mon, 20 May 2013 20:23:56 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,588129b7-5d49-3c89-a928-1cd79d1f8ef3-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=139so6ip3/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/red-wings-frustrate-blackhawks-game-3-2-1-031649037.html Mon, 20 May 2013 20:16:49 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f54aeb62-f984-30d6-88d2-ee3005d625c4-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12c53rt96/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-playoff-game-day-21-030400865--spt.html The Red Wings took a surprising 2-1 series lead over the Blackhawks by establishing a physical game and finishing with finesse. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,36cc1485-e1f9-36e1-93a6-8b9b004fe99b-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12dkgr5as/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/red-wings-3-blackhawks-1-024024545--nhl.html DETROIT -- Jimmy Howard made 39 saves, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 at Joe Louis Arena on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead over the Presidents' Trophy winners in the Western Conference semifinals. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:40:24 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,26b8ab36-0cee-31a3-89d1-1f7ad9302bf7-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12n6q4tpp/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/blackhawks-drop-game-3-fall-behind-series The Blackhawks needed to rebound from a Game 2 loss, but it was the Red Wings who came out hot again in an eventual 3-1 win. Jimmy Howard stopped 39 of 40 shots in the win. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:32:26 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bf62806b-b2cc-34ba-ae35-8bb7abadd494-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=1388f8aa8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/blackhawks-robbed-refs-no-goal-game-3-vs-020920646.html Mon, 20 May 2013 19:09:20 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,1a6a6c92-6e07-30d6-8cf2-c12eca6d5bee-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12l98gg09/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/blackhawks-pgl-after-white-sox-coverage The Blackhawks were unable to take advantage of early chances, dropping Game 3 to the Red Wings in Detroit. Join Pat Boyle and Steve Konryod for Blackhawks PGL. Mon, 20 May 2013 19:05:30 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,35fa5dfa-ac76-3f89-bb76-316350d4bc63-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12gdbgl8l/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/join-conversation-blackhawks-pulse Mon, 20 May 2013 16:32:33 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c9f94a8d-e81a-3bc1-a023-4b3d2d34ecb2-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=128dqp9pi/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/game-3-red-wings-take-lead The Blackhawks and Red Wings are battling for playoff position in Game 3, and you can watch NBC's live stream while watching the White Sox on Comcast SportsNet. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:16 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,54c6b865-13e4-351a-b171-2eccede1e9b6-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12he1h67n/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/blackhawks-red-wings-battle-detroit The Blackhawks and Red Wings battle tonight in Detroit to take a 2-1 advantage, and you can catch the coverage online with NBC's live stream. Also, make sure to follow along with In-Game Live. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:27:19 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c2a72ef3-d650-3054-b8c0-486cc44df84a-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13cvtnslt/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/why-chicago-blackhawks-owned-joe-louis-arena-201834946.html Home ice advantage has been a palpable asset in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the second round alone, home teams are 9-1, with the Detroit Red Wings owning the lone road victory, over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 to even their series. The Red Wings return home for Game 3 on Monday night. Except it’s the Blackhawks that have owned their house for the last four seasons. “It’s a fun place to play. There’s a lot of history here,” said winger Patrick Kane on Monday. Here’s the history for the Hawks in Detroit’s home barn: 9-1-1 in their last 11 visits dating back to Oct. 9, 2009. That’s the last regulation win the Red Wings had at home against Chicago, after defeating them three times in the 2009 Western Conference Final. Chicago has scored 33 goals in that 11-game span to Detroit’s 19. But the games were mostly well contested: The Blackhawks had three shootout wins and an overtime victory, while Detroit added an overtime win of its own. So why do the Blackhawks play so well in Detroit (outside of our working theory, which is that Patrick Sharp stays beautiful through octopus gunk facial treatments)? Mon, 20 May 2013 13:18:34 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,460912a1-fb59-3250-a678-474f551c6445-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12l6sjc1o/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/toews-fighting-past-offensive-struggles Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews has been his same old self on defense throughout the playoffs, but now he's feeling the added pressure to produce better numbers on offense. Mon, 20 May 2013 12:05:18 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,da3a2abd-5092-33b2-95d0-7917a6fcd6f3-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12t5bhanm/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/red-wings-veterans-keep-calm-atmosphere-rookies The Red Wings have their share of youngsters on their roster this season, but having skilled and experienced leaders keeps the rookies from feeling any added pressure. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:51:37 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,3343f9a0-de00-3554-921e-598ea215133f-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13qdjtvmf/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--babcock-keeps-pushing-red-wings-in-perhaps-his-best-coaching-job-ever-184636304.html Detroit's head coach is all about pushing everyone around him to achieve their best results. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:46:36 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,8c65adb2-f20f-3162-9845-01124aa3a1e2-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13sfo63al/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/seidenberg-redden-practicing-bruins-sabres-sign-scott-sweden-184439692.html • Wondering how Daniel Alfredsson was so open for the game-tying goal last night? The photo above pretty much explains it, but here's a full breakdown. [ Pensburgh ] • Good news for Boston: Dennis Seidenberg and Wade Redden are back at practice. [ Boston ] • The Buffalo Sabres have signed up for another year of John Scott. [ Sabres ] • Led by Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Sweden took home the gold medal at the World Hockey Championships. They celebrated with a bunch of gold helmets. [ PITB ] • With the gold medal, Sweden moved from fourth to first the IIHF's world ranking. And Switzerland moved up to seventh. [ IIHF ] • Viktor Stalberg and Michal Handzus will be in the lineup for the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3. [ Chicago Tribune ] • AHL president David Andrews thinks NBC should mention the impact his league has had on the Bruins' young defensive guns. [ Stanley Cup of Chowder ] • Speaking of the AHL and the Providence Bruins, the league has announced that Graham Mink has been suspended 2 games for the match penalty he earned in this brawl . [ AHL ] Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:39 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,12da0250-e480-33f3-bf93-605fab114832-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13r4jg5s6/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/mark-messier-leadership-award-finalists-alfredsson-vs-brown-174231824.html The NHL announced the finalists for the 2012-13 Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award presented by Bridgestone, because only our greatest NHL awards have title sponsors. Daniel Alfredsson of the Ottawa Senators, Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks are the three finalists for the award, which is presented to “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season,” the National Hockey League announced today. According to the NHL: “Mark Messier solicits suggestions from club and League personnel and NHL fans to compile a list of potential candidates. However, the selection of the three finalists and ultimate winner is Messier’s alone.” We’re rather enamored with the idea that Mark Messier has a lemonade stand-like booth outside of NHL regular-season games with a handwritten “ASK ME ABOUT MY LEADERSHIP AWARD” sign above it. Typical conversation goes like this: MESS: “So who is your pick for the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his team, on and off the ice during the regular season?” FAN: “I think Ryan Callahan might be one the Rangers' greatest captains and leaders.” MESS: [Laughs dismissively] Yeah, I supposed he's OK ... if you like guys that have never guaranteed a victory in the Eastern Conference Finals and on his way to breaking a 54-year curse to bring the Stanley Cup to New York. Also, not bald enough, sorry. NEXT!” Who wins this Mess? Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:31 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,22181c34-fe1f-3b8e-9cb2-c20be4187d49-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12230een3/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/konroyds-keys-game-3 Blackhawks analyst Steve Konroyd breaks down his three keys to tonight's Game 3 Western Conference semifinals matchup against the Red Wings. Mon, 20 May 2013 09:37:13 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,4707096f-1fbc-3f37-bb5e-601d82b66a20-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=134tb2nsc/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/toews-named-finalist-mark-messier-nhl-leadership-award The awards just keep rolling in for the Blackhawks, and on Monday, captain Jonathan Toews was named a finalist for the Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award. Mon, 20 May 2013 07:30:13 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,032cee18-11f7-35b1-beb8-0b18effca2f6-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13ppp7mea/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/learned-complaining-nhl-officiating-time-fine-sore-losers-115517840.html Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it. No one is ever going to be totally happy with the ways in which the NHL's referees or officials make their decisions. We can all agree on that. If there's a game in which neither team is whistled for a penalty, both will likely complain that the refs missed calls on the other. If there's a game in which both teams receive 10 power plays, both will complain that the referees were overly harsh in doling out discipline. No one is ever especially happy with calls that go in between those two extremes, either, because unless you win, you aren't happy. And sometimes, even when you do win, you aren't happy. It's tough to know what, exactly, brought all this to a head in these playoffs. Alex Ovechkin complaining about a league-wide conspiracy in Game 6 after the end of Game 7; Jonathan Toews stamping his feet when his team got clobbered on home ice by its archrival; Sidney Crosby saying the league needs to institute video review for puck-over-the-glass calls; Jonathan Quick abusing officials because the Kings gave the Sharks a two-man advantage in overtime. Doesn't it strike anyone as being a bit much? No one likes to lose in October, let alone in the second round of the playoffs, and you might even say that the refs have made a bit of a spectacle of themselves in the last few games. The best thing a ref can do, the old saying goes, is not be noticeable, and things have admittedly gotten a bit out of hand in some instances. But nonetheless, can you imagine the eye-rolling or outright mockery in Chicago if Henrik Zetterberg had said the same things Toews did after they got creamed in Game 1? Or the uproar if Ryan Callahan of the lionized New York Rangers had complained about a conspiracy to push the series longer? Or the furor if Joe Thornton had done what Quick did after the Sharks gave up a similar late-game 5-on-3 advantage that allowed the Kings to tie Game 1? What it boils down to is being a sore loser. Mon, 20 May 2013 04:55:17 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,6510d192-05ac-3d9e-a5cf-4e4d8e0c4d27-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=13i21ilfp/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-three-stars-anderson-shines-sens-comeback-krug-044222624.html Zack Smith finishes off Matt Niskanen with the stinky leg drop . No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators Anderson stopped 49 of 50 as the Senators staged a stunning comeback over the Pittsburgh Penguins, tying the game with less than a minute to go and winning it, 2-1 , in double overtime. No. 2 Star: Torey Krug, Boston Bruins Krug's second postseason game was even better than his first. He had a two-point night in the Bruins 5-2 win, scoring again and picking up an assist. His play on the goal, kicking the puck to his stick then whipping it past Henrik Lundqvist, showed some serious veteran savvy: Sun, 19 May 2013 21:42:22 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,16834bf3-2480-3418-b39b-5ec3d9516674-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12ir2sdrv/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/young-red-wings-evened-series-193417101--nhl.html DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Red Wings got much younger this year, rebuilding with rookies and prospects pushed onto the ice. Sun, 19 May 2013 14:34:55 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,c192fe3d-2861-30f8-8ed8-9440eea51150-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=131t15ci9/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/observations-detroit-red-wings-game-2-win-against-210300052.html COMMENTARY | After getting thoroughly dominated in Game 1, the Detroit Red Wings came back in Game 2 and repaid the favor with a dominating 4-1 win against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 2 on Saturday, May 18. Sun, 19 May 2013 14:03:00 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f59e3624-e4e9-30bb-a27a-7def6b453617-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=131pa7ubn/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/red-wings-credit-strong-leadership-success-vs-hawks After eliminating the Ducks and stealing the momentum in Game 2 against the Blackhawks, the Red Wings are showing how much they've improved since the regular season. Now the players credit their leaders for the success. Sun, 19 May 2013 13:40:13 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,bdb08e76-b9f1-3ac7-ad97-da59d32ccc9e-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12bnuk051/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/are-red-wings-much-better-now After eliminating the Ducks and putting on an impressive performance in Game 2 against the Blackhawks, questions remain about just how much the Red Wings have improved since the regular season. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:35:52 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f159b7a6-cd3c-3414-b762-4ce4a765fa77-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12m5bkje4/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/blackhawks-prepare-ramp-intensity-game-3 As the Blackhawks prepare for Game 3 on the road, the team is ready to pick up their pace in their battle to regain the lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Sun, 19 May 2013 12:20:47 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,f2180bba-48c3-39cc-965b-ab29b0a59f24-l:1 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nhl/SIG=12e2or47b/*http%3A//www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks-talk/stalberg-likely-returning-game-3 After taking the ice in a black jersey during Sunday's practice, Viktor Stalberg is expected to return to the Blackhawks' lineup in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:37:54 PDT nhl urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,lego:19780928:top,article,cc9c0ac3-65b8-33e1-9014-5a710c3e7a37-l:1 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:01:52 PDT