DETROIT — The Chicago Blackhawks have often outplayed the Detroit Red Wings by peppering Chris Osgood with shots, landing big hits and controlling loose pucks in the corner.

They've got nothing to show for it.

Instead, Mikael Samuelsson scored 5:14 into overtime and Osgood made 37 saves, lifting Detroit to a 3-2 win over Chicago on Tuesday night and a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

"It's a brutal loss," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said.

The defending Stanley Cup champions celebrated with relief after playing for the fourth time in a week, including two hard-fought games against the Anaheim Ducks to end a tough seven-game, second-round series.

"What we need more than anything is (Wednesday) off just like it's set up," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "We need two days in between games so bad — it's not even funny — just to re-energize.

"I don't think we had any legs or any pop whatsoever. I thought we had good will and determination, but no legs."

"We want to beat them one game, the next one, and that's our concern," Quenneville said.

Game 3 is Friday night in Chicago.

Detroit is trying to become the first defending champion to get back to the finals since New Jersey in 2001. The Red Wings are the last team to repeat, winning the Cup in 1997 and '98.

"This gives us a good start, but this is a team that is going to be tough to put away," Babcock said.

Detroit won Game 2 on a 3-on-1 rush, taking advantage of Chicago defenseman Brian Campbell's turnover near Detroit's blue line.

Jiri Hudler raced up the left side with the puck, pushed it to his right toward Valtteri Filppula, whose drop pass set up Samuelsson for a shot from the slot that beat Blackhawks goalie Nikolai Khabibulin.

"I've got to make that play," Campbell said.

After losing 5-2 in the series opener, the young Blackhawks weren't going to get routed again.

Jonathan Toews' second goal of the game with 7:40 left in regulation tied it at 2. Toews gave Chicago the lead midway through the first period, but Brian Rafalski got Detroit even later in the frame. Dan Cleary made it 2-1 early in the second.

Khabibulin stopped 35 shots.

Toews' first goal was on the power play, meaning Detroit has given up a one in a franchise-record 11 straight playoff games. It matches the longest such streak in one postseason since Pittsburgh also did it in 11 in 1989, according to STATS, LLC.

The Red Wings, though, tied the game less than 4 minutes after extending their dubious streak.

Rafalski's shot sailed past teammate Marian Hossa's stick and got by Khabibulin, who didn't see the puck because Tomas Holmstrom was perched in front.

Cleary scored for the third straight game, following up on his two-goal performance in Game 1 and his series-clinching goal against Anaheim in the conference semifinals.

Toews bounced back with a strong game after he and teammate Patrick Kane were held without a point in Game 1. Kane had two of his three shots in the opening period Tuesday after not recording a shot on Sunday.

Quenneville split up the young stars.

"We just wanted a little more balance," Quenneville said.