Were done with the first quarter of the season....what do you think Hawks fans?!

Well, looks like were at the first quarter part of the Hawks season.  The team is 9-9-2 with 20 pts.   As of today they are 3rd in the division, 7th in the conference, and 12th in the league with playing the most games than any other team.   Here are more game summaries.

Hawks vs. Kings (10/27/10)
Hawks win 3-1
Stalberg nets the GWG by backhanding the puck over Bernier's shoulder off a rebound.  Jake Dowell scores his first goal of the season.  Williams was the lone scorer for the Kings.

Hawks vs. Oilers (10/29/10)
Oilers win 7-4
Three goals  were scored on the Hawks in a span of 1:09 with 3 minutes left in the 1st.  Turco (4G on 12 SOG) was replaced by Crawford starting the 2nd period.  Sharp (PPG,2A) and  Duncan Keith (3A) both tried to help the team but they never regained the momentum after the second.  Gagner sealed the win scoring the empty net at 18:38 of the 3rd.

Hawks vs. Wild (10/30/10)
Hawks win 3-1
Troy Brouwer scores his first goal of the season off of a rebound that he moved from his backhand to his forehand.  Duncan Keith got the game winning goal with a wraparound shot early in the 3rd.  Zidlicky scored the lone goal for the Wild.  Dowell scored an empty net to seal the win.

Hawks vs. Rangers (11/1/10)
Rangers win 3-2
Campbell makes his debut.  Kopecky and Kane tally for Chicago.  The Hawks were tied 2-2 but it only lasted for 28 seconds before Christensen beat Turco to make it 3-2 with thirteen mins left in the game.  The Hawks had several opportunities but couldn't cash on any even the power play they were given. 

Hawks vs. Devils (11/3/10)
Devils win 5-3
Arnott and Zajac both scored for the Devils before Brodeur left the second period with a bruised right elbow and was replaced by Hedberg.  Campbell scores his first goal of the season off of a deflection of Colin White's stick.  Pisani scores his first too with a power play goal in the 3rd.  Langenbrunner and Greene both scored an empty net to put a W on the board for the Devils.

Hawks vs. Thrashers (11/6/10)
Hawks win 5-4 SO

Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews both score two goals in the game with one each being PPG.  Toews scores a career- high 4 points in a regular season game.   Evander Kane and Burmistrov scored 55 seconds apart early in the 2nd but the Hawks didn't let that stop them.  Stalberg scored the GWG in the shoot out making it his first one in this league.

Hawks vs. Oilers (11/7/10)
Oilers win 2-1
Hossa makes his debut from his shoulder injury.  Crawford gets the start.  Pisani scores the lone goal in the 1st.  Kurtis Foster and Sam Gagner scored 14 seconds apart in the third period to win the game for the Oilers.

Hawks vs. Yotes (11/10/10)
Yotes win 2-1
Bickell scores the Hawks lone goal in the 1st.  Kyle Turris and Eric Belanger scored 35 seconds apart in the second period to win the game.

Hawks vs. Predators (11/13/10)
Predators win 4-3 SO
Jack Skille scores his 1st and 2nd goal of the season.  Shane O'Brien, Shea Weber and Cody Franson scored for Nashville in regulation.  Stalberg scored the other goal for the Hawks.  In the shoot out, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, and Patrick Sharp did not score but O'Reilly beat Turco with a wrist shot to secure the win for the Predators.

Hawks vs. Ducks (11/14/10)
Hawks win 3-2 in OT
Kane and Hossa cash in on the power play.  Corey Perry scores both the Ducks goals.  He scored 57 seconds after Kane's goal in the 1st and 3:36 in the 3rd period.   Stalberg scored at 4:32 in overtime to get the GWG. 



Top leaders in each category
Goals- Sharp 10
Assists- Keith 12
Points- Sharp 19
+/-  Toews +4    Sharp -11
PIM- Kopecky 22
TOI- Keith 28:29
PPG- Kane and Sharp 4
GWG- Sharp 3
SHG- Sharp 1
Hits- Brouwer 61
Shots blocked- Boynton and Hjalmarsson 43

Who's Hot
Stalberg-def has picked up his game.
Skille-Finally got on the score sheet with 2G, can throw hits especially on the forecheck
Seabrook-the only consistent d-man, moved up to the 1st unit PP


Who's Not
Hjalmarsson- minus 9 with no points
Keith- turnovers, got benched by Coach Q vs. Yotes 11/10 in the second period.
-shoot......all the core players

Report Card

PK--     C-
PP---    A
Goalie  B-
D---     D-
F---     C

Overall C-

Interesting facts
-Power play is ranked 3rd in league at 25.8%
-Penalty Kill is ranked 22nd in league at 80.6%
-Turco is 15-4-1 overall vs. Wild with a 1.97 GAA
-11/1 game vs. Rangers...Rangers blocked 33 of Hawks shots including 12 of Keith's
-If the Hawks score 1st they are ranked 27th to win the game
-11/3 gave vs. Devils...Devils set franchise record with 2 empty-net goals
-9 times this season Hawks gave up a goal in less than a minute scoring


Overall
The Hawks are loosing games that they shouldn't.  The core group of guys haven't shown up and the depth is not there yet.  Watching games now is kinda frustrating cause I know everyone thinks....well when's the other team going to score......or when they going to let in two goals in a matter of seconds.....why can't we score more?!  I think the Hawks need a lot of work.  The positives is that the power play is doing pretty good so far this season. Goaltending ain't to bad either.....although i know people that would disagree but they have stepped it up certain times and yes they do let in softies too!!!  Hopefully this circus road trip will turn the Hawks game around.  Maybe being away from the UC is a good thing...who knows.  All I want to see is some sort of improvement especially on the defense.  Get some grit.....get some jump.......get some drive....get some passion.  Do something!  You guys are better than this....i know you are!!  I won't give up on you guys even if everyone is saying ur not going to make the playoffs....you still have 62 games to go!!  Let's go Hawks!!!