CHICAGO -- Joel Quenneville wanted his Chicago Blackhawks to get angrier as the Stanley Cup Playoffs progressed, and now he's got his wish.

The Blackhawks are pretty steamed three games into a heated Western Conference Semifinal series against the rival Detroit Red Wings, but they're also trailing 2-1 after losing 3-1 in Game 3 on Monday.

It was filled with hard hits, post-whistle skirmishes and lots of chirping, particularly between Chicago's Bryan Bickell and Andrew Shaw and Detroit's Daniel Cleary and Brendan Smith. Afterward, some wondered if the Red Wings successfully are throwing off the Blackhawks by getting under their skin.

DETROIT -- Slovakia didn't offer much resistance to Mike Babcock's Canadian team at the 1997 IIHF World Junior Championship in a 7-2 loss in the quarterfinals.

Marian Hossa

Right Wing - CHI

GOALS: 4 | ASST: 3 | PTS: 7
SOG: 27 | +/-: 1

It was a kid from small town in northeastern Slovakia named Marian Hossa.

"Obviously [Hossa] is a real good player. The first time I saw him was in '97 at the World Juniors," Babcock said. "I came back from the World Juniors and I told our GM we needed to get him. We weren't willing to pay the 50 grand to get him. Portland got him and he played there, won the Memorial Cup and beat us."

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin underwent reconstructive surgery Tuesday to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee. Recovery is expected to take six months.

Emelin was injured in an April 6 game against the Boston Bruins, depriving the Canadiens of one of their top young blueliners for the stretch run and in their five-game loss to the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

The 27-year-old was in his second NHL season, which finished with him compiling three goals, 12 points and a plus-2 rating in 38 games.

The Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday signed a pair of recent draft picks, Sebastian Colberg and Magnus Nygren, to entry-level contracts

OTTAWA -- The Stanley Cup Playoffs can give birth to unexpected heroes. In the case of the Ottawa Senators, those special players have come in the form of their fourth line, consisting of Colin Greening, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Erik Condra.

Condra and Greening, each in their third season with the Senators, have joined the rookie Pageau as an integral part of Ottawa's youth movement and its success in the postseason.

"That line -- in the eight games that we've played so far -- has consistently been our best line in the playoffs," Senators coach Paul MacLean said. "Game to game, shift to shift, they've been extremely important to us. Not only 5-on-5, but they also contribute killing penalties. They play very important minutes for us."

Damien Brunner

Center - DET

GOALS: 4 | ASST: 4 | PTS: 8
SOG: 20 | +/-: 0

DETROIT -- In recent seasons, the Detroit Red Wings dressing room was populated heavily by veterans, Stanley Cup winners with a businesslike mentality.

Not to say there weren't unique characters or personalities, but it certainly wouldn't have been considered one of the League's most colorful.

This has been a different kind of season in Detroit in many respects. There was a youth movement unlike anything seen for this franchise in some time. A half-dozen of the 23 skaters who have dressed for a game in the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs had no prior postseason experience at this level. Two others are in their second postseason.

There is a different vibe in the Red Wings dressing room. To be certain, veteran leaders Henrik Zetterberg, Johan Franzen, Daniel Cleary and Todd Bertuzzi have made sure the central principles of the Red Wings' machine remains, but the kids definitely have added a splash of color.

"I really don't think he has a clue what's going on," Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard said. "I don't think he understands the realm of things, of what could possibly happen here as the playoffs unfold. He's in a good mood every single day."

NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers were in this very same position only a couple of weeks ago -- a fact the Boston Bruins are fully aware of.

The Bruins enter Game 3 of this Eastern Conference Semifinal series Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, TSN, RDS) in possession of a 2-0 series lead after taking care of business on home ice with back-to-back wins. But with the series shifting to Madison Square Garden for the next two contests, the Bruins know they can't take their foot off the gas if they intend to move forward this postseason.

The Rangers dropped the first two games and also trailed 3-2 in their quarterfinal-round series against the Washington Capitals, only to rally to win in seven. The Bruins let a 3-1 series lead slip away against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round and nearly lost altogether, saved only by a miraculous rally in the third period of Game 7, which they eventually won in overtime.

"We try to learn from our situation," said Bruins forward Brad Marchand, who has two goals and five assists in nine games this postseason. "Being up [3-1] against Toronto, we realize we let them back in it. We didn't have that killer instinct and we want to make sure that whether it's a power play, penalty kill, whatever it is, we want to make sure that we step up and do the job. We did that last game and we want to make sure we bring our best game [in Game 3], because they're going to come out extremely hard. If we're not prepared, they're going to roll over us."

SAN JOSE -- San Jose Sharks forward Bracken Kearns already had played for seven minor-league teams over six-plus seasons before he made his NHL debut, Oct. 20, 2011, as a member of the Florida Panthers.

Kearns turned 32 two days before making his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, May 14 for the Sharks, in Game 1 of their Western Conference Semifinal against the Los Angeles Kings.

If the Sharks gave out awards for Most Patient Player, it undoubtedly would go to Kearns, the son of former Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dennis Kearns.

"My dad's first year in the NHL, he was 26 and he played 10 years," Kearns said. "He was a bit of a late-bloomer. He always told me in this game you need somebody to like you, a GM or a coach. Sometimes you have to go through people who aren't really big on you until you find the right situation, and this organization's been really good to me."

The Denver Post reported Tuesday that Patrick Roy is on the verge of becoming the next coach of the Colorado Avalanche.

The paper's website, denverpost.com, used confirmation from Roy's brother, Stephane, as the basis for the report.

"They're discussing the final details of an arrangement," Stephane Roy told the Post. "Colorado is going to be very happy. Patrick is looking for a new challenge."

Stephane Roy also said his brother and the Avalanche were talking at Patrick's home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Stephane Roy first posted on his Facebook page Monday that his younger brother, a three-time Stanley Cup champion and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, was going to replace Joe Sacco as coach of the Avalanche.

DETROIT -- Around and around the puck went, and the clock just kept ticking.

Patrick Eaves

Right Wing - DET

GOALS: 0 | ASST: 2 | PTS: 2
SOG: 11 | +/-: -1

The Chicago Blackhawks put on a passing clinic at the end of a power play early in the second period, but it ended without many quality shots on net. They kept the puck in the Detroit Red Wings' zone even after the penalty expired, and the pivotal moment of Game 3 of this Western Conference Semifinals series arrived.

Somehow, the Red Wings survived despite having four players on the ice for more than two minutes and two for more than three. Shortly after the marathon shift, the momentum shifted and Detroit rode it to a 3-1 victory and a 2-1 series lead.

"I was very aware and so were my lungs, and my legs were very aware," Detroit forward Patrick Eaves said. "That could have been a turning point if they would have scored on that power play and extended end-zone shift. But with [Jimmy Howard] back there, if we could keep them to the outside and knock any rebounds away, he's going to do a good job for us."