commentary...

after a very slow start,again,in the first period,the Red Wings were ripe for a beating,and yet,they dominated the Blackhawks after that... Chicago scored their only goal on a three on one breakaway,by Patrick Kane,that Red Wings' goaltender Jimmy Howard had virtually had no chance to stop-the only mistake that the Red Wings,and Howard made all day... the Red Wings scored twice,by Damien Brunner,and Brendan Smith,in the second period,and then Johan Franzen,and Valtteri Filppula scored in the third period,to close out the scoring in the game... the Blackhawks looked fat and happy,and not motivated to put the Red Wings away,when they had them by the proverbial throat,after the first period,today... the Red Wings got tired of being the proverbial punching bag,as the Blackhawks had won eight games,dating back to last year,so they clamped down their team defense,as they pounded on Jonathan Toews,all day,not allowed him any space,and Chicago seemed to simply run out of gas,and was frustrated by the Red Wings' close checking,on their major stars,all day... there were people booing at the end of the game,for the Blackhawks' lackluster effort,today... best of seven series,tied,at one...