Black Hawks Tie Series with Red Wings

Apr. 8, 1965 - The Detroit Red Wings credited — or debited — a missed offside call and a tip of a stick with the two goals that gave the Chicago Black Hawks their 2-1 victory tonight at Chicago Stadium.

The Wings related their version of the goals that leveled the Stanley Cup series at 2-2 in a somber dressing room in which you could hear a pin drop.

Detroit coach Sid Abel had no harsh criticism of the linesmen, but dejectedly claimed that the Hawks had pulled the puck over the blueline offside seconds before Chico Maki’s first-period goal.

“Everybody felt it was offside,” said Abel, “but [lineman Matt] Pavlich was on the far side and couldn’t see it.”

As for Bobby Hull’s game-winning bomb, Wing players said the shot ticked the stick of Detroit’s Al Langlois.

“It just nicked Langlois’ stick and changed the direction just enough to get it inside the post,” said Parker MacDonald.

Hull, the deadliest shot in Chicago since the days of Al Capone, touched off a thunderous roar from the huge crowd with his blueline blast.

While displeased with the final score, Abel was heartened by the Red Wings’ play.

“We played a good, tough game,” he said, “much better than Tuesday. It was a hell of a hockey game — one of those good ones to win, tough to lose games.”

Abel and Chicago coach Billy Reay agreed that a perfect job of penalty killing while the Hawks played shorthanded for five minutes of the first period was the turning point.

“It takes a lot out of both clubs,” Reay said. “But we got worked up and kept going. We didn’t play as rough during the first period as we did Tuesday night, but that was because we spent too much time killing off penalties.”Hull said he felt good during the game, “but you’re only good when you score.”

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