The Chicago Blackhawks locked up the Central Division. Now they have their sights set on wrapping up the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Brandon Saad scored in the fifth round of the shootout, after Jonathan Toews tied the game late in regulation, and the Blackhawks clinched the Central title with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. With St. Louis losing to Columbus earlier Friday, the Blackhawks claimed the...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Sun 1/27	Chi	Chi 1 - 2	W:
Sun 3/3	Det	Chi 2 - 1	W:
Sun 3/31	Det	Chi 7 - 1	W:
Fri 4/12	Chi	Chi 2 - 3	W:
Wed 5/15	Chi	Chi 1 - 4	W:
Sat 5/18	Chi	Det 4 - 1	W:
Mon 5/20	Det	Det 1 - 3	W:
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Thu 5/23	Det	8:00 pm
Sat 5/25	Chi	8:00 pm
Mon 5/27	Det	:00 am
Wed 5/29	Chi	:00 am

Game Stats

Red Wings (19-15-7) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM C. Emmerton 1 0 2 0 0 J. Franzen 1 0 6 -1 0 D. Miller 0 1 0 0 0 J. Tootoo 0 1 0 -1 0 J. Abdelkader 0 0 1 0 0 J. Andersson 0 0 0 0 0 D. Brunner 0 0 1 1 0 D. Cleary 0 0 3 -1 2 P. Datsyuk 0 0 0 0 0 V. Filppula 0 0 2 -1 0 G. Nyquist 0 0 1 0 0 H. Zetterberg 0 0 6 0 0		Blackhawks (31-5-4) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM V. Stalberg 1 0 2 1 2 J. Toews 1 0 4 1 0 B. Bickell 0 1 3 2 0 M. Frolik 0 1 3 1 0 D. Carcillo 0 0 0 0 0 M. Handzus 0 0 2 0 4 M. Hossa 0 0 3 0 0 P. Kane 0 0 2 -1 2 M. Kruger 0 0 2 0 0 B. Saad 0 0 1 0 0 P. Sharp 0 0 1 -1 0 A. Shaw 0 0 2 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM C. Colaiacovo 0 1 1 0 0 J. Kindl 0 1 2 -1 2 D. DeKeyser 0 0 2 0 0 J. Ericsson 0 0 2 0 0 N. Kronwall 0 0 0 0 0 K. Quincey 0 0 0 -1 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Keith 0 1 1 1 0 J. Oduya 0 1 1 1 0 N. Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 0 0 N. Leddy 0 0 0 -1 0 M. Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 B. Seabrook 0 0 1 1 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Howard 28 26 2 .929		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Crawford(W, 16-4) 29 27 2 .931

Complete Box Score

PLAYER NEWS

Red Wings Joakim Andersson (DET - Center) News: Andersson picked up an assist against the Blackhawks in Game 3 on Monday. He also was a plus-1 and had two penalty minutes. [+] Impact: Andersson, a rookie with limited NHL experience, has tallied assists in back-to-back games, giving him four in 10 playoff contests. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Jimmy Howard (DET - Goaltender) News: Howard turned aside 39 of the 40 shots he faced in a Game 3 win over the Blackhawks on Monday. [+] Impact: The Wings now have a 2-1 lead in the series, and Howard has only let in one goal in each of Detroit's last two games. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Jimmy Howard (DET - Goaltender) News: Howard will start Monday's Game 3 against the Blackhawks, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports. [+] Impact: As expected, Howard will back between the pipes at home Monday, looking to give his team a 2-1 series lead. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Blackhawks Patrick Kane (CHI - Right Wing) News: Kane has picked up his first-ever nomination for the Lady Byng Trophy, which is given each year to the player who has best exhibited the combination of sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and skill. He's up against the Islanders' Matt Moulson and the Lightning's Marty St. Louis. [+] Impact: He finished fifth in the NHL in both goals (23) and points (55) while picking up just eight penalty minutes, the fewest among the league's top-20 scorers. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Patrick Kane (CHI - Right Wing) News: Kane scored a goal on four shots on net in Monday's Game 3 loss to the Red Wings. [+] Impact: Kane didn't score in Chicago's opening series, but has now lit the lamp in back-to-back games, and he has a point in all three games of this series. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013) Corey Crawford (CHI - Goaltender) News: Crawford let in three goals on 30 shots in a Game 3 loss to the Red Wings on Monday. [+] Impact: After ending Chicago's first round series strong and beginning this series with a good performance, he has let in seven goals in two back-to-back losses. The Blackhawks may potentially be facing a second-round upset now. (RotoWire - Mon. May 20, 2013)

Injury Report

Red Wings Player Injury Status M. Samuelsson Sore pectoral muscle day-to-day D. DeKeyser Broken right thumb IR D. Helm Back IR

Blackhawks No injuries to report.