Hello Hawks fan! How bout them Hawks??? 6-0 to start the season. It's a franchise history. WOO HOO! So glad to see my boys back on the ice. Hawks have 12pts. They are ranked 1st in the division and tied with the Sharks. Let's look back at the first 6 games and how they got here.
Top players in each category
Goals- Hossa 5
Assists- Kane 7
Points- Kane 9
+/- Oduya +8 Keith -5
Takeaways- Toews 7
Hits- Bickell 15
Blocked Shots- Seabrook 19
Giveaways-Toews 7
FO%- Toews 61.4% (Won 78 out of 127)
PIM- Bollig 12 (Hossa with 10)
PPG- Kane, Hossa, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Bolland with 1
TOI- Keith 24:22
S%- Bolland 37.5%
GWG- Hossa 2
Overall as a team
Power play-In 6 games, Hawks have scored 7 goals in 26 power play opportunities. They are at a 26.9% and have the same amount of PPG as St. Louis and Phoenix. They are ranked 9th in the league.
Penalty kill-In 6 games, Hawks only allowed 1 goal in 23 chances of being short-handed. Islanders and Bruins are the only other team with 1 PPGA. Hawks are ranked 2nd with a 95.6%
Offense- In 6 games, Hawks have averaged 3.67 goals per game ranking them at 5th in the league
Defense-In 6 games, Hawks have only allowed 2.17 goals against per game ranking them 6th in the league.
Goaltending- In 5 games Crawford is 1.78 GAA with a .933 SV% Emery with a 4.00 GAA and a .862 SV%
The good -Power play, offense, PK, defense, goaltending
The bad-You can tell who has played and who has been conditioning on the ice.
Who's Hot
Kane-leads the team in points and assists. Had at least a point for the first five games
Hossa-leads the team in goals. Only one game out of the six..he did not register a point
Hjalmarsson-bout time he showed up. Been playing very well this season
Who's Not
Brookbank-Not exactly sure what he's been doing
Bollig-He's got a nice upper cut but that's where it ends
Game Stats
Hawks vs. Kings (1/19/13)
Hawks win 5-2
-Hawks were 1 for 5 on their PP while Kings were 0 for 5
-Hawks were out hit 39-22
-Hawks blocked 15 shots while Kings blocked 7
-Kings gave-away 14 compared to Hawks 7
-Hossa with 2G, 1A, +2
-Clifford with 2A, +2,had the most hits in the game with 7
-Toews with 1G, 1A, +3, dominated at the dot at 64% winning 16 out of 25.
-Hossa, Seabrook, and Clifford were your three stars
Hawks vs. Coyotes (1/20/13)
Hawks win 6-4
-Hossa and Stalberg score 50 seconds apart in the 2nd.
-Hawks were 1 for 5 on their PP, Yotes 0 for 3
-Yotes outhit the Hawks 31 to 14
-Bolland 2G, 1A, +1, 1 hit
-Doan 1G, 1A, +2, 3 hits
-Yotes 29 SOG, Hawks 31 SOG
-3 stars for the game....Hossa, Doan, and Bolland
Hawks vs. Blues (1/22/13)
Hawks win 3-2
-Blues are winless at the UC since Feb 3rd 2010. Have only won one in 11 visits.
-First goal for Hawks was on a 3-0 breakaway....rarely see those.
-Hawks with 34 SOG, Blues 27 SOG
-Blues were 1 for 2, Hawks were 1 for 3
-Blues outhit Hawks 34-21
-Hawks with 19 blocked shots, Blues with 9
-Hawks dominated at the dot with 34 FOW, 26 for Blues
-Seabrook with 1G, 3 hits, and 4 blocked shots
-3 stars of the game Kane, MacDonald, and Keith
Blackhawks vs. Stars (1/24/13)
Hawks win in OT 3-2
-All three goals scored by the Hawks were on the power play (Sharp, Toews, & Hossa)
-Eriksson scores a short-handed goal with a second left in the 1st period.
-Lehtonen with 38 saves for the game, Crawford with 21
-Hawks were 3 for 7 on PP, Stars 0 for 2
-Stars had 24 blocked shots while Hawks had 7
-Hawks with 35 faceoff wins, Stars 23
-3 stars of the game Hossa, Lehtonen, and Toews
Hawks vs. Blue Jackets (1/26/13)
Hawks win 3-2
-Brassard's goal was waved off during a power play in the second period due to another player interfering with Crawford.
-Hawks were 0 for 3 on their PP...first time they hadn't score on special teams, CBJ were 0 for 5
-Blue Jackets outhit the Hawks 22-12
-Toews, Bickell, Bolland with the goals
-Letestu and Anisimov with the goals for Blue Jackets
-3 stars of the game Kane, Anisimov, and Hjalmarsson
Hawks vs. Red Wings (1/27/13)
Hawks win 2-1 in overtime
-Hawks made franchise history starting the season with 6-0
-According to Brian Hedger NHL.com correspondent....Chicago hasn't had a shutout since beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on
April 21, 2011 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and hasn't had a
regular-season shutout since March 23, 2011 – when Crawford shut out the
Florida Panthers on home ice
- According to Associated Press for NHL....The 1971-72 Blackhawks won nine of its first 11 games en route to a
46-17-15 record and first place in the NHL's old Western Division
-Wings were 0 for 6 on their power play, Hawks 1 for 3
-Hawks gaveaway 12 while Wings had 3
-Leddy with the OT winner and Keith with a PPG for the Hawks
-Franzen was the lone goal for the Wings
-3 stars of the game Crawford, Datsyuk, and Krueger
Overall
The Hawks have been playing well overall. There are times where they do look like they are gassed but somehow manage to win the game and that is all that matters. Their special teams have definitely improved but sometimes their power play seems to go back to way it was last season where all they do is pass or the other team controls it. The goaltending has been decent with Crawford making great saves at times and other times I say to the TV...."Dude.....shut your 5 hole!" The Hawks start their two week road trip tomorrow against the Wild and ending in Nashville. Hopefully they can keep the momentum up and we keep on seeing the wins. As always.....GO HAWKS!
In other related news
Montreal Canandian sign PK Subban to a two year deal
Marleau, Crawford, and St. Louis three stars of the week.
Benn, Stars reach agreement on 5 year deal
Detriot Red Wings Holmstrom retires
Flames sent Karlsson to Blackhawks for draft pick
