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Howard has held top-seeded Chicago to only one goal in two straight games, lifting seventh-seeded Detroit to a 2-1 series lead.

Just because the Detroit Red Wings were the beneficiaries of a controversial no-goal call late in Game 3, it doesn't mean the seventh-seeded club isn't making its own breaks.

The former head of the Internal Revenue Service heads to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, giving lawmakers their first opportunity to question the man who ran the agency when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups.

DETROIT i 1 2 Up and down. Quick as a minute. The compass was broken at Joe Louis Arena, and the game had only two directions: north and south.

After watching their Western Conference semifinals series with the Red Wings go from what appeared to be a breeze to a battle almost overnight, the Blackhawks were looking for more speed headed into Game 3 on Monday.

Detroit Red Wings players celebrate centre Gustav Nyquist's goal against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period in Detroit on Monday.

Brendan Smith netted the game-winning goal late in the second period, part of a four-goal burst which lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to even this Western Conference semifinal at one game apiece.

MAY 15: Daniel Carcillo #13 and Brent Seabrook #7 of the Chicago Blackhawks talk at the end of a win against the Detroit Red Wings in Game One of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on May 15, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.

Less than a year away from the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, there is no clear consensus choice for the role of starter for Canada's Olympic team.

The top-seeded Chicago Blackhawks will try to extend their lead in the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday when they host the Detroit Red Wings in Game 2 at United Center.

May 15, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks left wing Bryan Bickell is defended by Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl during the first period in game one of the second round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center.

It's a hockey cliche, but when one team dominates another, it's often referred to as tilting the ice.

Travis Green admits he had concerns when he assumed the Portland Winterhawks' head coaching reins at the end of the November.

The nation's top military officer is warning that women in uniform are losing confidence that sexual assault in the armed services is a problem that can be solved.

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Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard makes a save on Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews in the 2nd period during Game 1 of their NHL Western Conference semifinals playoff game in Chicago, Illinois, May 15, 2013.

Forward Dave Bolland will return to the Chicago Blackhawks' lineup for Wednesday's Game 1 of the team's Western Conference semifinal series with the Detroit Red Wings.

The Chicago Blackhawks have waves of talented lines, making them a difficult matchup for any team.

Before each round of the NHL Playoffs, I crunch a few basic numbers and come up with an expected goals for and against for each team, based on shot differentials and save percentages.

The 'Hawks are looking to capture Lord Stanley's Mug for the second time since 2010, and aiming to do it on the heels of a historic regular season.