Johan Franzen

It's often the case that as Jonathan Toews goes, so go the Blackhawks. He's had a rough series against Detroit, especially with three penalties in Game 4. The captain did notch his first goal of the playoffs in Game 5 to help keep his team alive, and...

Blackhawks' Bryan Bickell vs. Red Wings' Johan Franzen Bryan Bickell Position: Left wing Number: 29 Height, weight: 6-4, 233 Shoots: Left Born: March 9, 1986 (Age 27) Birthplace: Bowmanville, Ontario 2013 regular-season statistics: GP: 48;...

Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 1: Andrew Shaw scored a pair of goals and captain Jonathan Toews netted his first of the playoffs as top-seeded Chicago avoided elimination with a convincing victory in Game 5 of its Western Conference second-round series against...

There were times during their first-round series against the Wild when the Blackhawks weren't at their best. Despite those moments, the Hawks cruised past their under-manned foe in five games. Memo to the Hawks: The Red Wings aren't the Wild....

DETROIT — With a two-day break between games in Detroit during their Western Conference semifinal series against the Red Wings, the Blackhawks headed to Chicago to sleep in their own beds after Game 3. It was likely not their best night of slumber...

DETROIT — The goal happened in open ice and plain sight, but afterward Brent Seabrook stood in front of his locker stall, looking down at his hands pantomiming a stick-handle movement as he sought words to describe accurately what had happened to...

The split second the puck touches Marian Hossa's stick, a chorus of boos rains down from Red Wings fans. It happens each time the Blackhawks winger takes the ice at Joe Louis Arena. Hossa isn't the most popular player in Detroit after helping the...

The Blackhawks might have the better talent in their second-round playoff series against the Detroit Red Wings, but they’re failing to take advantage of it. Looking at you, Jonathan Toews. Maybe adversity will make a difference. Failure met...

Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 1: Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart in the second period and host Detroit went on to take a 2-1 lead in its Western Conference second-round series against top-seeded Chicago. Pavel Datsyuk also tallied and...

The Sports Xchange By Paul Harris, The Sports Xchange Red Wings get jump on Blackhawks, take 2-1 series lead 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...