Second Round Playoff Recap Games 1 and 2
Chicago Blackhawks (1st Seed) vs. Detroit Red Wings (7th Seed)
Game 1 Thursday 5/15/13 Detroit-1 at Chicago-4
Game One between the top seeded Chicago Blackhawks and the seventh seeded Detroit Red Wings took place in Chicago on Thursday 5/15. The Wings had not beaten the Blackhawks during the regular season and that trend continued in this game. The Hawks opened the scoring with a powerplay goal scored by Marion Hossa, his fourth of the playoffs Jonathon Toews and Patrick Sharp at 9:03 of the first period. Detroit tied the score 1:54 later on a goal by Damien Brunner, his third of the post season, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Jonathon Ericsson. The Wings outshot the Hawks 7-6, while Chicago was 1-1 on the powerplay and Detroit was 0-2 with the man advantage in the period.
The second period was scoreless with Detroit getting one powerplay chance and Chicago, two. The Blackhawks outshot Detroit 17-5 in the period as Chicago took control of play in the period. The third period saw the Hawks score three goals, the first, scored by Johnny Oduya assisted by Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp 8:02 into the period. The second goal was scored by Marcus Kruger, his second of the post season, assisted by Daniel Carcillo and Nick Leddy making the score 3-1 Hawks. The score stayed that way until the Red Wings pulled goalie Jimmy Howard for an extra attacker. Patrick Sharp scored into the empty net, his sixth of the playoffs, assisted by Niklas Hjalmarsson at 19:11 to give the Blackhawks the 4-1 victory and the early 1-0 series lead.
Game 2 Saturday 5/18/13 Detroit-4 at Chicago-1
Game Two, again being played in Chicago saw the Hawks trying to seize a two game lead in the best of seven series. The Wings were victorious to tie the series at one game apiece. The first period saw Chicago score first on a goal by Patrick Kane, his first of the playoffs, assisted by Michal Handzus and Patrick Sharp. The period ended with Chicago up 1-0, the Red Wings outshot the Blackhawks 12-8. Detroit was 0-2 on the powerplay while Chicago did not get a powerplay opportunity.
The second period saw the Wings score two goals. The first, scored by Damien Brunner, his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Jakub Kindl and Joakim Andersson. The second goal scored by Brendan Smith, his second of the post season, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary. The period ended with Detroit ahead 2-1. The Wings outshot the Hawks 8-5while each team was 0-1 on the powerplay.
The third period featured two more Detroit goals, the first scored by Johan Franzen, his fourth of the playoffs, assisted by Jonathon Ericsson and Niklas Kronwall. The second goal was scored by Valtteri Filppula, his second of the playoffs, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg. Detroit outshot Chicago 10-7 for a three period total of 30 for Detroit and 20 for the Hawks. For the second period in a row Chicago did not get a powerplay but Detroit was 0-2 with the man advantage. Chicago still has not given up a powerplay goal this season.
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