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CHICAGO -- In case they werent aware already, the Chicago Blackhawks now know theyre going to have to earn it if they want to get past Detroit. Air VaporMax China 2019 . The Red Wings hammered home that message on Saturday. Damien Brunner and Brendan Smith scored in the second period and Detroit beat the Blackhawks 4-1 in Game 2 to even their Western Conference semifinal series. It was a strong response by the Red Wings after Chicago handled them easily in the series opener, 4-1. "Weve got a real good club now," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "And we havent been good all year. Weve just gotten better." Their confidence got a big jolt after they knocked off the Presidents Trophy winners and avoided falling into a deep hole. It was another big win by a team that finished seventh in the conference, only to knock off second-seeded Anaheim in the first round. Now, theyre even with a team thats been rolling along all season and is eyeing its second Stanley Cup in four years. "Both teams would be stupid if they thought they were going to come in here and either team win four straight," Chicagos Brent Seabrook said. Just as the Blackhawks did in Game 1, Detroit took control in the second period and put the game away in the third. Now, the Red Wings have a chance to take the lead when this series between Original Six rivals shifts to Detroit for Game 3 on Monday. "Overall, I think we had more energy," the Red Wings Henrik Zetterberg said. "We did a lot of the little things better than we did in Game 1 and when we got our chances we were able to put the puck in the net." Patrick Kane gave Chicago a 1-0 lead late in the first, but did things ever change after that. Brunner tied it when he deflected a wrist shot by Jakub Kindl early in the second, and Smith gave the Red Wings the lead when he scored off a feed from Zetterberg on a 3-on-1 late in the second. Johan Franzen made it 3-1 in the third when he fired a rising shot past Corey Crawford after a perfect pass from Jonathan Ericsson in the Detroit zone. And Valtteri Filppula closed out the scoring with 7:57 left in the game. That was enough for Jimmy Howard, who stopped 19 shots. Crawford made 26 saves for Chicago and played well at times even though things got out of hand down the stretch. When it was over, coach Joel Quenneville insisted his faith in his goalie hasnt wavered. "Not at all," he said. "Across the board, we should all assume responsibility." The Red Wings were simply a step faster and were more physical in this one after the Blackhawks ran away from them in the opener. "I think just by taking care of our own end first, making good plays, you end up playing a faster game that way," Smith said. "By taking away their speed, it helps out ours. You want to get a lot of contact on these types of teams, and it works out for us." The Blackhawks still struck first thanks to a lucky bounce after Detroits Kyle Quincey sprawled out to block a pass across the slot by Patrick Sharp that was intended for Kane on a 2-on-1 rush. The puck bounced to a trailing Michal Handzus, who immediately fed it to a wide open Kane in the right slot. He fired it into the net at the 14:05 mark for a 1-0 lead and his first goal of the playoffs. About a minute later, with the Red Wings on a power play, Crawford made a nice save on Zetterberg before Pavel Datsyuk ripped a shot high off the right post. Detroit tied it early in the second when a wrist shot by Kindl from just inside the blue line deflected off Brunner and past a screened Crawford, who didnt even react as the puck went past him on the glove side. But Chicagos goalie had the fans chanting his name midway through the period with two great saves, stopping Zetterberg from the slot and sprawling out to foil Daniel Cleary on the rebound. The Red Wings took a 2-1 lead with 3:52 left in the second after Chicagos Niklas Hjalmarsson fell racing Zetterberg for a loose puck. Zetterberg then dished to Smith on a 2-on-1 rush for the go-ahead goal. "He creates a lot of stuff, sometimes for both teams," Zetterberg said in a nod to Smiths struggles in Game 1. There werent many mistakes by the Red Wings in this one. Other than Kanes goal, they contained the Blackhawks stars and made it look easy over the final two periods. "They kind of used our own style against us as far as holding onto the puck and keeping it away from us," Kane said. NOTES: LW Drew Miller was in the Red Wings lineup for the first time since April 20. He had been sidelined by a broken bone in his right hand. ... F Viktor Stalberg was a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks, just as he was in Game 1. "I dont like changing too much, but we wanted to get (Dave Bolland) in our lineup," Quenneville said before the game. "Its comparable to what weve done during season. But well see. We can adapt and change at any moment." ... Quenneville on the early start: "I think the guys, once they get in, they dont mind playing in the afternoon." Wholesale Air VaporMax China . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. White Air VaporMax China . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. http://www.cheapairvapormaxchina.us/ . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. Thirty-one years ago, June 8, 1985 to be exact, Irish hero Barry McGuigan ended the seven-year featherweight title reign of fellow Hall of Famer Eusebio Pedroza by winning a 15-round decision, the greatest triumph of his career.That was nearly two years before Carl Frampton was born. Frampton, of course, would grow up to become, along with McGuigan, one of the finest prize fighters to come out of Northern Ireland. And in storybook fashion, it was McGuigan, serving as Framptons manager, who guided him to a junior featherweight world title in 2014 and a unified title in February when Frampton outpointed Englands Scott Quigg in a huge fight.But having beaten his greatest rival at 122 pounds, and having trouble making the weight, Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) decided it was time to move up to featherweight for his next challenge. It will come against formidable featherweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs), a three-division titlist, in the main event of a tripleheader on Saturday (Showtime, 9 p.m. ET with preliminary bouts on Showtime Extreme beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.Frampton, the underdog, has the opportunity to surpass his mentor McGuigan in terms of winning a title in a second weight class and, if successful, he would claim the same WBA belt McGuigan won all those years ago. Both mean a lot to Frampton.Im completely up for it. Im excited to bring a big crowd over here, and Im going to do everything I can to have my hand raised, said Frampton, who will be boxing in the United States for the second time. Obviously I have enough motivation on my own, but it would be nice to bring back the title that Barry once owned. It feels a bit like destiny for me. Its my turn to win it back for him. Im doing this for my whole team. Im doing this for my family, and Im doing this for my entire country.Frampton, who is trained by Shane McGuigan, Barrys son, would also become the second Irish fighter to win a title in a second weight division.It would be huge, Frampton said. Theres been one other Irishman thats won world titles in two weight divisions and that was Steve Collins (at middleweight and super middleweight in the mid-1990s). But there has never been another Irishman thats done it. Id be making a better history for myself. Its going to be nice to win back the title that Barry owned 30 years ago -- that WBA title as featherweight. I feel like it might be time for me to make history. Im ready for this fight. I have been for a long time.Said Shane McGuigan: This fight is history in the making. Its a fight that can really put Carl on the map. Its always a huge opportunity when youre fighting for a title against someone of Santa Cruzs caliber. I wouldnt be taking on this fight if I wasnt extremely confident in Carl, even though hes coming in as the underdog. I dont think Santa Cruz has ever felt the power that Carl brings before. I think Carl can beat him comfortably.In the 10-round junior welterweight co-feature, former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Mikey Garcia (34-0, 28 KOs) of Ventura, California, who has been idle for 2? years because of a legal battle over his promotional contract, will return and face former featherweight titlist Elio Rojas (24-2, 14 KOs) of the Dominican Republic. Rojas is coming off a 23-month layoff.In the opener of the tripleheader, junior middleweight contenders Tony Harrison (23-1, 19 KOs), of Detroit, and the Ricky Hatton-trained Sergey Rabchenko (27-1, 20 KOs), of Belarus, will meet in a world title elimination bout.There are also two other 10-round bouts on the Showtime Extreme portion of the card: former welterweight and junior welterweight world titleholder Paulie Malignaggi (35-7, 7 KOs) against Brooklyn neighborhood rival Gabriel Tito Bracero (24-2, 5 KOs) at welterweight fight and Ukrainian lightweight Ivan Redkach (19-1-1, 15 KOs) against Philadelphias Tevin Farmer (21-4-1, 5 KOs).McGuigan made two successful title defenses, and then he traveled in 1986 to Las Vegas, where he lost it by 15-round decision to Stteve Cruz in an outdoor venue in triple-digit heat which he was not ready to handle. Red Air VaporMax China Online. McGuigan fought only four more times, as a junior lightweight, but never got a chance to challenge for a title in a second weight class.He is happy to see Frampton with a chance to do what he could not, but he isnt exactly emotional about it.Its wonderful that Carl is getting the chance to fight for the 126-pound title. We dont really go into the sentimental stuff very much. Its just a job, McGuigan said. At 126 (pounds), hes so much stronger, and camp has been fantastic. Hes looked great. And, yes, itd be nice if he won my old title, but thats about it. It didnt real
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