The Wings came so close. Overtime of Game 7. But a questionable no-call on Nyquist led to a 2-1 Hawks win.

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Stars of the Game powered by Ram Trucks are...

1. Brent Seabrook (GWG)

2. Jimmy Howard (33 SV)

3. Corey Crawford (26 SV)

Danny DeKeyser	Darren Helm	Mikael Samuelsson	Todd Bertuzzi
DeKeyser (Thumb)	Helm (Back)	Samuelsson (Upper-Body Injury)	Bertuzzi (Healthy Scratch)
Jordin Tootoo	Ian White	Brian Lashoff
Tootoo (Healthy Scratch)	White (Healthy Scratch)	Lashoff (Healthy Scratch)

Henrik Zetterberg	Pavel Datsyuk	Justin Abdelkader
Johan Franzen	Valtteri Filppula	Daniel Cleary
Gustav Nyquist	Joakim Andersson	Damien Brunner
Drew Miller	Cory Emmerton	Patrick Eaves
Niklas Kronwall	Jonathan Ericsson
Kyle Quincey	Brendan Smith
Carlo Colaiacovo	Jakub Kindl
Jimmy Howard

Howard

“It's going to be a blast. Starting from warmups tomorrow night the crowd is going to be loud...it's going to make for a great atmosphere, exactly what you want in Game 7.” - Jimmy Howard told Ansar Khan

“I think we all know it's Game 7. It's win or go home. But that makes it a lot more exciting to play. Preparation-wise, you just do what's normal. I think it's a lot of fun going and playing another Game 7.” - Henrik Zetterberg told Khan

Zetterberg

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The Wings are 14-9 in Game 7s throughout history.

Coach Babcock will use the same lines and pairings as in Game 6.

Babcock

Datsyuk

The Wings experimented with playing Pavel Datsyuk on the Power Play this morning.

Play a Full Sixty Minutes - - The Red Wings can't afford not to. The lapses hurt the team in Game Six, so they must play a complete game to win tonight. Leave everything on the ice. There's no tomorrow, unless you win.

Play with the Lead - Strike early and strike often. Play solid defensively in front of Howard.

Keep the Emotions in Check - Compete hard and stay out of the penalty box. The Red Wings must maintain their composure in front of this Chicago crowd. Everything is on the line tonight.

On May 29, 2002

Dominik Hasek shuts out the Avalanche, 2-0, as Detroit forces
a Game 7 in conference finals.

(Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)

So, it's come to this; after 87 years together, over 800 games against each other, and a total of 15 Stanley Cups between the teams, the books will close on the division rivalry between the Red Wings and Blackhawks tonight. Could there be a more fitting ending than a Game 7? The Wings hope to end that last chapter tonight on a high note and punch their tickets to Hollywood for a matchup against the defending Cup champs.

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Patrick Eaves ties it
Corey Crawford makes the initial stop but Patrick Eaves is there to put away the rebound in front to even the score late in the first period.