Hey there Hawks fans.....well looky here. Were on a winning streak…..and it’s more than 2 games. Eight in row….WAY TO GO HAWKS!!! Bout time! In the last 6 games, the Hawks are 6-0-0…..getting 12 pts out of 12. As of right now, Hawks have moved up to 4th place in their conference and are second in their division. WOO HOO!!!
Here are your leaders in each category
Goals-33 Sharp (3rd in the league)
Assists-38 Toews
Points-65 Toews
+/- +27 Campbell
Takeaways- 82 Toews (2nd in the league)
Hits- 218 Brouwer (5th in the league)
PIM-62 Scott
FO%-57.5% Toews
TOI- 26:40 Keith
Blocked shots-137 Hjalmarsson
S%-16.2% Brouwer
PPG-12 Sharp
Giveaways- 70 Keith
Report Card
Power play- In the last 6 games, Hawks have scored 3 goals in 16 attempts with at least a man-advantage giving them a 18.8%
Grade-B+
Penalty Kill-Last 6 games, Hawks have allowed 3 goals in 18 times of being short handed giving them an 83.3%
Grade –B
Goaltending-Corey Crawford has been doing great in the net. His GAA is 2.19 which is 3rd in the league and his SV% is .920
Grade-A
Offense- The Hawks have averaged out 4.5 goals per game in the last 6.
Grade-A
Defense- Hawks have only given up 2.33 goals per game in the last 6.
Grade-B
Overall-A
The scores and interesting stats of the last 6 games
Hawks vs. Predators (2/24/11 )
Hawks win 3-0
Coach Q returns. Crawford 3rd shutout of the season. Sharp’s assist was his 300th NHL career point. Hawks had a goal under review and it was washed away. Glad they were able to still win without that one. Hawks were outhit 36-16 although they did block 21 compared to 6 for Preds and Preds did giveaway 20.
Hawks vs. Coyotes (2/27/11 )
Hawks win 4-3 (SO)
Toews scores twice in regulation and in the shootout. All Coyotes goals were scored in the 2nd period with 2 out of the 3 were on the power play. Bryzgalov stopped 38 shots in regulation compared to 26 for Crawford. The Coyotes outhit the Hawks 21-14 despite loosing the game.
Hawks vs. Wild (2/28/11 )
Hawks win 4-2
Sharp (1A), Kopecky, and Toews (2A) all score in the 2nd. Havlat and Burns score for the Wild in the 3rd to give them hope but Hossa scores a shortie with less than two minutes to go in the game. Hawks outshot the Wild 34-26 and gaveaway 12 to Hawks 2. Scott vs. Staubitz....okay fight but i’d give it to Scott.
Hawks vs. Flames (3/2/11 )
Hawks win 6-4
Campoli made his debut as a Blackhawk. Bolland, Campbell, Frolik, and Hossa all had a multi-point game. They all had a goal and an assist with Frolik having 2 assists. Kiprusoff allowed four goals on 19 shots before being replaced by Henrik Karlsson in the 3rd. Bourque scored twice and Iginla scored for the Flames in the 3rd but it wasn’t enough to beat the Hawks.
Hawks vs. Hurricanes (3/4/11 )
Hawks win 5-2
It was 2-1 Hawks after 40 minutes of play. Johnson, Bolland, and Kane scored in a span of early in the 3rd. Rookie Justin Peters makes 24 saves for the Hurricanes while Crawford made 18 saves for the game. Johnson gets his first goal as a Blackhawk. Bickell gets a multi-point game with a goal and assist. Hawks were outhit 27-15 but won 71% at the dot.
Hawks vs. Maple Leafs (3/5/11 )
Hawks win 5-3
12 players on the Hawks got a least a point for the game. Reimer was replaced by Jean-Sebastien Giguere to start the third period after allowing five goals on 19 shots for the Leafs. It was 5-1 Hawks after the 2nd. Joey Crabb and Joffrey Lupul scored in the 3rd but wasn’t enough to put a W on the board for them.
Interesting notes
-Blackhawks presented the Hockey Hall of Fame with a replica of Jonathan Toews 2010 Stanley Cup ring in Toronto
-Patrick Kane plays his 300th NHL game vs. Canes being the 2nd youngest Blackhawk behind G.Mulvey
- Chris Campoli joins the Chicago Blackhawks with a conditional 7th round pick from Ottawa Senators for Ryan Potulny/conditional 2nd round pick on the Trade Deadline Day 2/28/11 .
- Jordan Hendry’s left knee has a torn ACL. Gone for 6 months and is a free agent after this season. He was injured during a collision along the boards with Shane Doan of the Coyotes.
-Frolik scores his 1st goal as a Blackhawk vs. Flames (3/2/11 ) and it’s his first goal in 33 games
- Ryan Johnson gets his first goal as a Blackhawk (3/4/11 )
-Blackhawks to visit White House on March 11th will see the president for their 2009-10 championship season
-Brent Seabrook gets an extension of a 5yr $28 million with a $5.8 cap hit.
-Nick Boynton was placed on waivers and claimed by the Flyers…peace out!
Funny stuff
According to ESPNChiHawks on Twitter vs. Maple Leafs (3/5/11 )…Toews on Kane: “He made me eat my words tonight. I was giving it to him on the bench for not using me on the 5-on-3. I thought he had me down low. He basically told me to shut up and then fed me a nice pass so I had nothing to say to him for rest of the night.”
Patrick Sharp joined "Waddle & Silvy" to discuss the Hawks' resurgence and his propensity for practical jokes….here’s the link: Funny guy Sharp recalls Toews prank
Here’s a look at Sharpie with his photo shoot for the Chicago Magazine
According to BrianHedger on Twitter (3/2/11 ) vs. Flames………Sharp on Stalberg: "Maybe a little broken nose or something. Maybe knock a tooth out, cuz he's got a pretty face."
Blackhawks show off their improv skills:
Overall
Hawks are doing GREAT! Now we finally see the team that we have been waiting for all season....ABOUT TIME! The Kane-Toews-Sharp line has been phenomenal. Over the past 6 games that line combined is ....... Nice to see the depth working as well...we can’t forget about them! Now you finally see the chemistry and it’s somethin’ special. Like I told all of you out there....Hawks WILL make the playoffs.....just wait for April and then once again I just might be right :D
Side notes:
The Seabrook signing...not a fan of it. Glad for people that love him but let me put it this way....there’s a thing called salary cap. Right now we have 12 players signed for next season and it’s already at 49 mil. We still need about 10-11 players to sign for about (say if the cap goes up to 62 mil) 13 mil....that’s going to be hard....so it looks like in the off-season don’t be surprised when you see players traded or not re-signed....it won’t be as bad as the last off-season.
For all the fans of Antti Niemi....well looks like he won’t be back anytime soon. Just signed a 4yr deal with the Sharks. Don’t blame them....he’s finally coming around with his slow start of the season.
For all the fans of Big Buff fans......here’s an interesting stat...from Oct-Dec 31st he had 15G, 25A. This year as of right now he has only 4 goals and 5 assists. I know he’s a defenseman now but just sayin.
For all the fans of Verabeauty.....he got traded to the Flyers....weird to see him in that jersey. Wish him the best!
For all you Hawks fans.......GO HAWKS! OH YEAH!!!!
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