The Chicago Blackhawks will try to regain the lead in the Western Conference semifinals when they visit the Detroit Red Wings for Monday's Game 3 battle at Joe Louis Arena.

Free Press special writer Sean Merriman will lead the chat during Game 3 of the playoff series between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks tonight. Discuss the action here.

The Detroit Red Wings have the blueprint now: Skate hard. Don't relent. Keep going. Having slowed down the Chicago Blackhawks once, the next challenge for the Wings is to do so again in Game 3 at Joe Louis Arena.

Red Wings even Western series with Blackhawks 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. The Wings' confidence got a big jolt after Detroit knocked off the Presidents' Trophy winners and avoided falling into a hole. [...] the Red Wings have a ...

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. Damien Brunner, Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula also lit the lamp for the Red Wings, who recovered nicely following Wednesday's ...