Damien Brunner

DETROIT -- The venue changes. Maybe the pressure does, too. But the Detroit Red Wings believe everything goes back to the beginning against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, when the puck drops for Game 3 and the teams are dead even in a Western...

(Updated: Minor editing throughout) After an exhausting seven-game series against the Pacific Division champion Anaheim Ducks in the first round, the seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings ran out of gas in the third period of the opener of their Western...

TIGERS-RANGERS Rangers beat Tigers 11-8 despite 3 HRs for Cabrera ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Murphy put Texas ahead with a three-run home run, and the Rangers spoiled a three-homer game from Miguel Cabrera with an 11-8 victory against the...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers beat Detroit 11-8 last night, despite three home runs from Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. David Murphy put the Rangers ahead with a three-run shot in the sixth. Cabrera finished with four hits and five...

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have gotten much younger than they used to be. And now, as the Chicago Blackhawks are finding out, Detroit is a much better team than it was during the lockout-delayed regular season thanks to its improved...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Red Wings at Blackhawks The seventh-seeded Detroit Red Wings hung tough with the top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks for 48 minutes in the opener of their Western Conference second-round series before the Presidents' Trophy...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1 Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1: Defenseman Brendan Smith scored to snap a tie late in the second period as visiting Detroit ended an eight-game winless streak against top-seeded Chicago and evened their...

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....

CHICAGO (AP) — In case they weren't aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know they're going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored...

May 18 (Reuters) - The Detroit Red Wings spotted the Chicago Blackhawks an early lead then struck for four unanswered goals to claim a 4-1 win on Saturday and even their Western Conference semi-final at a game each. The best-of-seven series now shifts to...

Red Wings pull reversal on Blackhawks CHICAGO -- It was almost as if the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks switched bodies in Saturday's Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series. In Game 1 on Wednesday, the Blackhawks dominated and...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Bonkowski, The Sports Xchange Red Wings 4, Blackhawks 1 CHICAGO -- Detroit coach Mike Babcock hoped to steal a win in one of the first two games of the Western Conference semifinal series against the host Chicago Blackhawks....