They "Did!"

Wow. What a game this was. The 'Hawks were in total control for the first 35 minutes of the game, before the Wings seemingly flipped a switch. But the home team rebounded and scored on a wide-open shot following a nifty pass from Sami Pahlsson to Patrick Sharp.

Patrick Kane was again held scoreless, but Dave Bolland and Andrew Ladd picked up the slack. The first period for Chicago was exactly what they are capable of in this series. They just need to maintain that throughout the game if they can. They took it to the Wings. Instead of being a step behind, they were side-by-side and a step ahead. What a way to respond with the season on the line. Just imagine if Kane does start scoring.

But this is exactly how the 'Hawks have to play. They have to bring it every shift and just out-work Detroit. They won their first must-win, and now they must win again on Sunday in Game 4. They proved last Tuesday they can hang with the Wings and proved tonight they can beat the Wings. Look for a similar effort on Sunday and a similar result.