Morning Box Score: Blackhawks Fall in OT

By Benjy Lipsman in News on May 20, 2009 2:20PM

The Blackhawks played a much better game on Tuesday night, and matched the Red Wings goal for goal in regulation, but that still was not enough as Detroit scored first in overtime to beat the 'Hawks 3-2 and take a 2-0 series lead. As in Game One, Chicago scored first when Jonathan Toews hit a shot off Jonathan Ericsson's skate past Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood. Brian Rafalski countered and the two teams again entered the locker room at the first intermission tied 1-1 on a pair of power play goals. Onetime Hawk Daniel Cleary continued to frustrate his old team, giving Detroit a 2-1 lead when he scored late in the second period. Toews scored his second goal of the evening -- redirecting a Kris Versteeg shot into the net -- to tie the game in the third period and help send it to overtime.

One mistake in OT perhaps cost the Blackhawks the game. Brian Campbell tried to pass the puck across to Cam Barker while Mikael Samuelsson was between them. The Wings forward knocked the puck out of midair and led a 3-on-1 break with Jiri Hudler and Valtteri Filppula that ended up with Filppula setting up Samuelsson's game winner. Said Campbell afterward, "On the goal there I'll do that play a hundred more times. That's a play I can make and I normally do make it. It's a tough way to lose and I don't feel too good about it right now ... I know me personally and the rest of the guys aren't going to quit."

Let's hope they don't give up now as the series heads to Chicago -- Game Three is this Friday at the United Center, where the 'Hawks have a chance to defend their home ice.