DYLAN STROME

The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Kyle Davidson as general manager, dropping his interim tag instead of going outside the floundering franchise for new leadership.

Dylan Strome scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks had their highest-scoring game of the season in an 8-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

Dylan Strome scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks had their highest-scoring game of the season in an 8-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have more firepower this year, which has won them some games and kept them in others, like Wednesday’s. Ultimately, they’re not going to grow as a team as if they don’t improve defensively, an area in which they’ve taken a step back this season. You’re not winning that way,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. … If we want to win, we have to change the way we play that way.”The Red Wings (18-19-6) are averaging 3.40 goals against per game, 26th in the NHL. I thought Pick came in and did a good job.”The Red Wings need to clean up their mistakes quickly with games on tap against Pittsburgh (Friday) and Toronto (Saturday), teams Blashill described as having “high-, high-octane offenses.”More: Red Wings ponder what’s best for Joe Veleno’s development

DETROIT – The second period was exhilarating for the Detroit Red Wings. Suter, playing against his former team, took three penalties and the Blackhawks scored on two of them. The Red Wings scored three times in the second period to cut their deficit to 4-3. But Brandon Hagel took the steam out of the Red Wings’ comeback hopes by scoring with 3:47 to play. The Red Wings looked good at the start, skating fast and applying pressure in the offensive zone.

Minnesotans make the most of the cold winter weather at a huge ice maze in Stillwater, US. More than 2,900 blocks of ice were used to build the labyrinth, which also features a frozen slide.