jayisthagame
05-28-2013, 06:36 AM
''I pretty much told myself it can't get any worse,'' Crawford said.
It did - for Detroit.
The Blackhawks picked up their crestfallen goalie by scoring three times in the first half of the third period to beat the Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night and force a Game 7 in the second-round playoff series between longtime rivals.
''We've got that momentum,'' Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. ''We want to keep it.''
Credit:MSN.com
Corey Crawford watched a fluttering puck get past his glove - a soft goal if there ever was one - and the Chicago Blackhawks looked as if they were in trouble against the Detroit Red Wings.
The Blackhawks got it when Bryan Bickell netted the go-ahead score early in the third, helping the NHL's top-seeded team earn a shot to advance to the Western Conference finals after Detroit once led 3-1 in the series. The Red Wings also began the third period of Game 6 with one-goal lead.
They just couldn't hold on.
Michal Handzus tied it in the opening minute of the final period. Bickell scored about 5 minutes later. Michael Frolik's backhander on a penalty shot at the 9:43 mark put the Blackhawks ahead 4-2 and silenced the once-raucous crowd.
Chicago needed that cushion because Damien Brunner scored with 52 seconds left to pull Detroit within one. The seventh-seeded Red Wings pulled their goaltender, but they were unable to score with the extra skater.
Now the series between Original Six teams shifts to Chicago for Game 7 on Wednesday night.
It did - for Detroit.
The Blackhawks picked up their crestfallen goalie by scoring three times in the first half of the third period to beat the Red Wings 4-3 on Monday night and force a Game 7 in the second-round playoff series between longtime rivals.
''We've got that momentum,'' Chicago captain Jonathan Toews said. ''We want to keep it.''
Credit:MSN.com
Corey Crawford watched a fluttering puck get past his glove - a soft goal if there ever was one - and the Chicago Blackhawks looked as if they were in trouble against the Detroit Red Wings.
The Blackhawks got it when Bryan Bickell netted the go-ahead score early in the third, helping the NHL's top-seeded team earn a shot to advance to the Western Conference finals after Detroit once led 3-1 in the series. The Red Wings also began the third period of Game 6 with one-goal lead.
They just couldn't hold on.
Michal Handzus tied it in the opening minute of the final period. Bickell scored about 5 minutes later. Michael Frolik's backhander on a penalty shot at the 9:43 mark put the Blackhawks ahead 4-2 and silenced the once-raucous crowd.
Chicago needed that cushion because Damien Brunner scored with 52 seconds left to pull Detroit within one. The seventh-seeded Red Wings pulled their goaltender, but they were unable to score with the extra skater.
Now the series between Original Six teams shifts to Chicago for Game 7 on Wednesday night.