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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. Maillot Goncalo Guedes . 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." Maillot Angel Di Maria . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. Nouveau Maillot Psg 2017 . Nigeria beat surprise package Ethiopia 2-0 in the second leg of their playoff for a comfortable 4-1 aggregate victory. Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium. http://www.maillotfootpsg.fr/ . -- New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis is retiring after a 16-year career to become the goalie coach for the Los Angeles Galaxy.BOSTON -- Entering a showdown for first place with the Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays came in with the majors hottest rotation. They left town after Thursdays rainout still a half-game behind AL East-leading Boston, but had a pair of left-handers -- David Price and Matt Moore -- perform something that hadnt been done by two lefties in Fenway Park in nearly 40 years. Price and Moore each pitched complete-game victories as the red-hot Rays took two of three from the Red Sox. "I actually have had a chance to reflect on that," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said, sitting in his office about 90 minutes before the scheduled starting time. "Theres something in (the press notes) about complete games for lefties in Fenway against the Sox." The past two visiting left-handers to post complete-game wins over the Red Sox were Oaklands Vida Blue and Darold Knowles in 1973. Now, the Red Sox may have to face one of them again when the teams get together for Mondays makeup game at 6:10 p.m. The Rays listed Roberto Hernandez or Price for their matchup next week. Price was outstanding in a 5-1 win on Wednesday, holding Boston to five hits, striking out four and not walking a batter en route to his third complete game in four starts. Since returning from a 47-day stint on the disabled list because of a triceps strain, he is 4-1 with a 1.76 ERA in five starts. The 27-year old left-hander overpowered Bostons hitters to lower his career ERA to 1.96 in Fenway, the lowest mark among active pitchers with at least 20 innings there. The Rays head to New York for a three-game series against the Yankees, having won 19 of their past 22 games. Jeremy Hellickson (9-3, 4.62 ERA) is scheduled to face CC Sabathia (9-8, 4.37 ERA) on Friday. Chris Archer faces New Yorks Ivan&nnbsp;Nova on Saturday and Moore goes against Phil Hughes on Sunday. Maillot Neymar. Tampa Bays starters have a majors best 2.21 ERA in their past 27 games, which started after they fell into the AL Easts basement on June 23. The Red Sox, who dropped a home series because of the shortened set with Tampa Bay after going 8-0-1, play the Orioles in Baltimore on Friday night. John Lackey (7-7, 2.95 ERA) was scheduled to start Thursday, but hell open the three-game series on Friday against Chris Tillman (12-3, 3.84). Bostons scheduled starter for Saturday, Brandon Workman, was pushed back to next Tuesday. Ryan Dempster was moved from Friday to Saturday, Jon Lester remains on turn for Sunday and Felix Doubront is slated to pitch Mondays makeup. "Keeping four of the five guys on their normal turn, despite John and Ryan getting an extra day, and just felt like Lester and Doubront in those slots, I felt like it was right," Boston manager John Farrell said. Dempster said he found out as soon as Thursdays game was called. "I just found out after they told us wed be playing on Monday," he said. "It all ends up working out." The Rays had a chance to overtake the Red Sox for first, and now itll have to wait. "It would be nice to leave town that way," Maddon said before the game was called. "These games have been very good, very interesting to watch for a fan and from the dugout. Obviously our pitching has been outstanding, weve gotten enough hits and the defence has been there." NOTES: Boston has been alone atop the AL East since May 27. ... After the makeup, the Rays fly home and open a five-game homestand. ... Following Mondays game against Tampa Bay, Boston hosts Seattle and Arizona each for three games. 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